What does Βηθσαϊδά (Bēthsaïdá) mean in the Bible?
Βηθσαϊδά (Bēthsaïdá) is a Greek word meaning "fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine".
Greek · G966
Βηθσαϊδά
Fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine
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ΒηθσαϊδάG966
PronunciationBēthsaïdá
What does Βηθσαϊδά (Bēthsaïdá) mean in the Bible?
Βηθσαϊδά (Bēthsaïdá) is a Greek word meaning "fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G966?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Bethsaida (7).
Where does Βηθσαϊδά (Bēthsaïdá) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 11:21. Its strongest book concentrations include John (2), Luke (2), Mark (2), Matthew (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 ItBethsaida7×Matthew 11:21, Mark 6:45, Mark 8:22, Luke 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 11:21ΒηθσαϊδάtoBethsaidaNoun - Vocative Feminine SingularMark 6:45ΒηθσαϊδάνtoBethsaidaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMark 8:22ΒηθσαϊδάνtoBethsaidaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 9:10ΒηθσαϊδάtoBethsaidaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 10:13ΒηθσαϊδάtoBethsaidaNoun - Vocative Feminine SingularJohn 1:44ΒηθσαϊδάtoBethsaidaNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularJohn 12:21ΒηθσαϊδὰtoBethsaidaNoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 11:21
Aligned rows7
Books represented4
Matthew1Mark2Luke2John2
Source forms
Βηθσαϊδά4xBēthsaidaMatthew 11:21, Luke 9:10, Luke 10:13, John 1:44
Βηθσαϊδάν2xBēthsaidanMark 6:45, Mark 8:22
Βηθσαϊδὰ1xBēthsaidaJohn 12:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular3xMark 6:45, Mark 8:22, Luke 9:10
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular2xJohn 1:44, John 12:21
Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular2xMatthew 11:21, Luke 10:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine
Strong'sG966
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
fishing-house; Bethsaida, a place in Palestine
Extended definition
:--Bethsaida.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 11:21Proper name
Βηθσαϊδά,bhqsaida
Bethsaida
Read verseMark 6:45Proper name
Βηθσαϊδά,bhqsaida
Bethsaida
Read verseMark 8:22Proper name
Βηθσαϊδά.bhqsaida
Bethsaida
Read verseLuke 9:10Proper name
Βηθσαϊδά.bhqsaida
Bethsaida
Read verseLuke 10:13Proper name
Βηθσαϊδά·bhqsaida
Bethsaida
Read verseJohn 1:44Proper name
Βηθσαϊδά,bhqsaida
Bethsaida
Read verseJohn 12:21Proper name
Βηθσαϊδὰbhqsaida
Bethsaida
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 3 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 patterns3Aligned forms5Case patternGenitive (2)Number patternSingular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineJohn 1:44 · John 12:212×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 9:101×
Vocative · Singular · FeminineMatt 11:21 · Luke 10:132×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.