Word Study · Strong's G2747 · Greek

Κεγχρεαί

Kenchreai

keng-khreh-a'-hee

Strong's 1890 spelling: Kenchreaí

“Cenchreæ, a port of Corinth”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Cenchreæ, a port of Corinth

Rendered in the KJV as

Cencrea.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

Κεγχρεαῖς1
Κεγχρεαῖς,1

How it is rendered · 2

Cenchrea1
Cenchrea,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine plural2

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N-DPF-L · 2

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Where this word lives

Acts1 of 2 · 50%
Romans1 of 2 · 50%

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Acts1 occurrence

Acts 18:18Κεγχρεαῖςkegchreaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralPaul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.here: Cenchrea

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 16:1Κεγχρεαῖς,kegchreaisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine pluralI commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea.here: Cenchrea,

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