What does Βαλαάμ (Balaám) mean in the Bible?
Βαλαάμ (Balaám) is a Greek word meaning "Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)".
Greek · G903
Βαλαάμ
Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)
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Βαλαάμ G903
Pronunciation Balaám
What does Βαλαάμ (Balaám) mean in the Bible?
Βαλαάμ (Balaám) is a Greek word meaning "Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G903?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Balaam (3).
Where does Βαλαάμ (Balaám) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Peter 2:15. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Peter (1), Jude (1), Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It of Balaam 3× 2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11, Revelation 2:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Peter 2:15
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
2 Peter 1 Jude 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
Βαλαὰμ 2x Balaam 2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11
Βαλαάμ 1x Balaam Revelation 2:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 3x 2 Peter 2:15, Jude 1:11, Revelation 2:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)
Strong's G903
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 1 form 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Balaam, a Mesopotamian (symbolic of a false teacher)
Extended definition
:--Balaam.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
2 Peter 2:15 Proper name
Βαλαὰμ balaam
Balaam
Read verse Jude 1:11 Proper name
Βαλαὰμ balaam
Balaam
Read verse Revelation 2:14 Proper name
Βαλαάμ, balaam
Balaam
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Masculine 2 Pet 2:15 · Jude 1:11 · Rev 2:14 3×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain