Word Study · Strong's G2580 · Greek
Κανᾶ
Kana
kan-ah'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Kanâ
“Cana, a place in Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Cana, a place in Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Cana.
- 4occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- Κανὰ4
How it is rendered · 1
- Cana4
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
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- N-DSF-L · 2
- N-ASF-L · 1
- N-GSF-L · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
John4 occurrences
- John 2:1Κανὰkananoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularOn the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,here: Cana
- John 2:11Κανὰkananoun · dative (“to / for”) · 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: Cana
- John 4:46Κανὰkananoun · accusative (object) · 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: Cana
- John 21:2Κανὰkananoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularSimon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.here: Cana