Word Study · Strong's G3520 · Greek
νῆσος
nesos
nay'-sos
Strong's 1890 spelling: nēsos
“an island”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
an island
Rendered in the KJV as
island, isle.
- 9occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- νῆσος3
- νῆσον2
- νήσῳ2
- νήσου,1
- νήσῳ,1
How it is rendered · 3
- island6
- island,2
- an island1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular3
- noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular3
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DSF · 3
- N-NSF · 3
- N-ASF · 2
- N-GSF · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Acts6 occurrences
- Acts 13:6νῆσονnēsonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThey traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,here: island
- Acts 27:26νῆσονnēsonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularHowever, we must run aground on some island.”here: an island
- Acts 28:1νῆσοςnēsosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularOnce we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.here: island
- Acts 28:7νήσου,nēsounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularNearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.here: island,
- Acts 28:9νήσῳnēsōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAfter this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.here: island
- Acts 28:11νήσῳ,nēsōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAfter three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.here: island,
Revelation3 occurrences
- Revelation 1:9νήσῳnēsōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularI, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.here: island
- Revelation 6:14νῆσοςnēsosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThe sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.here: island
- Revelation 16:20νῆσοςnēsosnoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularThen every island fled, and no mountain could be found.here: island