Strong G2797Κίς
Kish
- Transliteration
- Kis
- Pronunciation
- kis
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H7027]);
Cis (that is Kish) an Israelite: - Cis.
Cis (that is Kish) an Israelite: - Cis.
Meaning of the name
Kish, "bow, power"
Detailed definition
Κείς (Rec. Κίς), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. קִישׁ),
Kish: Act.13:21.†
(AS)
Kish: Act.13:21.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Kish
Father of Saul, the first king of Israel
Kish was a Benjamite, the father of Saul, who was anointed by Samuel as the first king of Israel.
In the Bible
Strong G2797 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cis1
First verses
- Acts 13:21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Same identity
Detailed Greek dictionary
κίς, ὁ,
genitive κιός, accusative κῖν, weevil, κεῖνον [τὸν χρυσὸν] οὐ σὴς οὐδὲ κὶς δάπτει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 222: _accusative_ _plural_ κίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 4.15.4. [κῑς Hdn.Gr. 2.925 ( oxytone, 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 1.383): _genitive_ κῑός Hdn.Gr. 2.674: _accusative_ κῖν 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus [same place]])]
genitive κιός, accusative κῖν, weevil, κεῖνον [τὸν χρυσὸν] οὐ σὴς οὐδὲ κὶς δάπτει [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “Fragmenta.” 222: _accusative_ _plural_ κίας 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “de Causis Plantarum” 4.15.4. [κῑς Hdn.Gr. 2.925 ( oxytone, 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “Scholia in Theodosii Canones” 1.383): _genitive_ κῑός Hdn.Gr. 2.674: _accusative_ κῖν 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus [same place]])]