Word Study · Strong's G1056 · Greek
Γαλιλαία
Galilaia
gal-il-ah'-yah
Strong's 1890 spelling: Galilaía
“Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Galilee.
- 61occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 61 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- Γαλιλαίας27
- Γαλιλαίαν6
- Γαλιλαίας,6
- Γαλιλαίᾳ4
- Γαλιλαίαν.4
- Γαλιλαίαν,3
- Γαλιλαίας.¶3
- Γαλιλαίαν.¶2
- Γαλιλαίαν·2
- Γαλιλαία1
- Γαλιλαίᾳ.¶1
- Γαλιλαίᾳ·1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 8
- Galilee26
- of Galilee11
- Galilee.9
- of Galilee,5
- Galilee,4
- Galilee;3
- of Galilee.2
- of Galilee —1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular37
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular17
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular6
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-GSF-L · 37
- N-ASF-L · 17
- N-DSF-L · 6
- N-NSF-L · 1
All 61, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew16 occurrences
- Matthew 2:22Γαλιλαίας,galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,here: of Galilee,
- Matthew 3:13Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAt that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.here: Galilee
- Matthew 4:12Γαλιλαίαν.galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.here: Galilee.
- Matthew 4:15Γαλιλαίαgalilaianoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—here: Galilee
- Matthew 4:18Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.here: of Galilee
- Matthew 4:23Γαλιλαίᾳgalilaianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularJesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.here: Galilee
- Matthew 4:25Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThe large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.here: Galilee
- Matthew 15:29Γαλιλαίας,galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularMoving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.here: of Galilee,
- Matthew 17:22Γαλιλαίᾳgalilaianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularWhen they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.here: Galilee
- Matthew 19:1Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhen Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.here: Galilee
- Matthew 21:11Γαλιλαίας.¶galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThe crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”here: of Galilee.
- Matthew 26:32Γαλιλαίαν.¶galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”here: Galilee.
- Matthew 27:55Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him.here: Galilee
- Matthew 28:7Γαλιλαίαν·galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen go quickly and tell His disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him.’ See, I have told you.”here: Galilee;
- Matthew 28:10Γαλιλαίανgalilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singular“Do not be afraid,” said Jesus. “Go and tell My brothers to go to Galilee. There they will see Me.”here: Galilee
- Matthew 28:16Γαλιλαίανgalilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularMeanwhile, the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain Jesus had designated.here: Galilee
Mark12 occurrences
- Mark 1:9Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIn those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.here: of Galilee
- Mark 1:14Γαλιλαίανgalilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAfter the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.here: Galilee
- Mark 1:16Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.here: of Galilee
- Mark 1:28Γαλιλαίας.¶galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAnd the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.here: of Galilee.
- Mark 1:39Γαλιλαίανgalilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularSo He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.here: Galilee
- Mark 3:7Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSo Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,here: Galilee
- Mark 6:21Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularOn Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.here: of Galilee
- Mark 7:31Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.here: of Galilee
- Mark 9:30Γαλιλαίας,galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularGoing on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,here: Galilee,
- Mark 14:28Γαλιλαίαν.galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”here: Galilee.
- Mark 15:41Γαλιλαίᾳgalilaianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThese women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.here: Galilee
- Mark 16:7Γαλιλαίαν·galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularBut go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”here: Galilee;
Luke13 occurrences
- Luke 1:26Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIn the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,here: of Galilee
- Luke 2:4Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSo Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.here: Galilee
- Luke 2:39Γαλιλαίανgalilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.here: Galilee
- Luke 3:1Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,here: of Galilee
- Luke 4:14Γαλιλαίαν,galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularJesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.here: Galilee,
- Luke 4:31Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.here: of Galilee
- Luke 5:17Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularOne day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.here: of Galilee
- Luke 8:26Γαλιλαίας.¶galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen they sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Galilee.here: Galilee.
- Luke 17:11Γαλιλαίας.galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularWhile Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He was passing between Samaria and Galilee.here: Galilee.
- Luke 23:5Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut they kept insisting, “He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here.”here: Galilee
- Luke 23:49Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularBut all those who knew Jesus, including the women who had followed Him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching these things.here: Galilee
- Luke 23:55Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThe women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.here: Galilee
- Luke 24:6Γαλιλαίᾳgalilaianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHe is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:here: Galilee
John17 occurrences
- John 1:43Γαλιλαίανgalilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThe next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, “Follow Me.”here: Galilee
- John 2:1Γαλιλαίας,galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularOn the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,here: of Galilee,
- John 2:11Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularJesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.here: of Galilee
- John 4:3Γαλιλαίαν.galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHe left Judea and returned to Galilee.here: Galilee.
- John 4:43Γαλιλαίαν.galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAfter two days, Jesus left for Galilee.here: Galilee.
- John 4:45Γαλιλαίαν,galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularYet when He arrived, the Galileans welcomed Him. They had seen all the great things He had done in Jerusalem at the feast, for they had gone there as well.here: Galilee,
- John 4:46Γαλιλαίας,galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSo once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum.here: of Galilee,
- John 4:47Γαλιλαίαν,galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularWhen he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die.here: Galilee,
- John 4:54Γαλιλαίαν.¶galilaiannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThis was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.here: Galilee.
- John 6:1Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularAfter this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).here: of Galilee —
- John 7:1Γαλιλαίᾳ·galilaianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAfter this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.here: Galilee;
- John 7:9Γαλιλαίᾳ.¶galilaianoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularHaving said this, Jesus remained in Galilee.here: Galilee.
- John 7:41Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularOthers declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?here: Galilee
- John 7:52Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”here: Galilee
- John 7:52Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”here: Galilee
- John 12:21Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThey came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and requested of him, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”here: of Galilee
- John 21:2Γαλιλαίας,galilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSimon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.here: of Galilee,
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 9:31Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThen the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.here: Galilee
- Acts 10:37Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularYou yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:here: Galilee
- Acts 13:31Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularand for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.here: Galilee