Strong G1056G1056HΓαλιλαία
(Sea of) Galilee
One of the 2 senses of Strong G1056
- Transliteration
- Galilaia
- Pronunciation
- gal-il-ah-yah
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
Of hebrew origin [H1551];
Galilaea (that is the heathen circle) a region of Palestine: - Galilee.
Galilaea (that is the heathen circle) a region of Palestine: - Galilee.
Meaning of the name
Galilee, "ring, circle," hence "region"
Detailed definition
Γαλιλαία, -ας, ἡ (Heb. הַגָּלִיל, the circle, district),
Galilee, the name of the northern region of Palestine in NT times: Γ. τῶν ἐθνῶν, Mat.4:15 (LXX); θάλασσα τῆς Γ., Mat.15:29 (cf. Jhn.6:1).
(AS)
Galilee, the name of the northern region of Palestine in NT times: Γ. τῶν ἐθνῶν, Mat.4:15 (LXX); θάλασσα τῆς Γ., Mat.15:29 (cf. Jhn.6:1).
(AS)
In the biblical story
Chinnereth
Freshwater lake in northern Israel; location of Jesus' ministry
Chinnereth, also known as the Sea of Galilee or the Sea of Tiberias, is a freshwater lake in northern Israel where Jesus conducted much of his ministry.
In the Bible
Strong G1056H appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- galilee5
First verses
- Matthew 4:18And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- Matthew 15:29And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
- Mark 1:16Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- Mark 7:31And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
- John 6:1After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.