What does βάτος (bátos) mean in the Bible?
βάτος (bátos) is a Greek word meaning "a brier shrub".
Greek · G942
βάτος
A brier shrub
Reading a lexicon entry
What this page is: Each lexicon entry shows the original Hebrew or Greek word behind the English translation: its meaning, its range of use, and where it appears in Scripture.
Strong's number: The Strong's code (H- or G-) is the standard reference number for this word. It connects this entry to chapter and passage language tabs.
Where it appears: The witness passages show where this word is used in context. Click any to open the study page for that passage.
This lexicon entry is part of our ongoing editorial review. If you notice missing content, unclear wording, or a possible correction, please send us a note through theConnect page. Screenshots are helpful.
βάτοςG942
Pronunciationbátos
What does βάτος (bátos) mean in the Bible?
βάτος (bátos) is a Greek word meaning "a brier shrub".
Full entry for βάτος (G942) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G942?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bush (2), [ burning ] bush (1), [burning] bush (1), brambles (1).
Where does βάτος (bátos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 12:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (2), Luke (2), Mark (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 Itbush2×Acts 7:30, Acts 7:35
[ burning ] bush1×Luke 20:37
[burning] bush1×Mark 12:26
brambles1×Luke 6:44
Show sample aligned rows
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 12:26
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Mark1Luke2Acts2
Source forms
βάτου2xbatouLuke 6:44, Acts 7:30
Βάτου2xBatouMark 12:26, Luke 20:37
βάτῳ1xbatōActs 7:35
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular3xLuke 6:44, Luke 20:37, Acts 7:30
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular1xActs 7:35
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular1xMark 12:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a brier shrub
Strong'sG942
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms4 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a brier shrub
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 12:26Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
βάτου,batou
a thorn bush or bramble
Read verseLuke 6:44Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
βάτουbatou
a thorn bush or bramble
Read verseLuke 20:37Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
βάτου,batou
a thorn bush or bramble
Read verseActs 7:30Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
βάτου.batou
a thorn bush or bramble
Read verseActs 7:35Noun Dative Singular Feminine
βάτῳ.batw
a thorn bush or bramble
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 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms6Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineLuke 6:44 · Luke 20:37 · Acts 7:303×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMark 12:261×
Dative · Singular · FeminineActs 7:351×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 16:61×
Word Origins
βάτος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.