Word Study · Strong's G4947 · Greek

Συρία

Syria

soo-ree'-ah

Strong's 1890 spelling: Syría

“Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia

Rendered in the KJV as

Syria.

8
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
4
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 8 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 4

Συρίαν3
Συρίαν,2
Συρίας2
Συρίαν·1

How it is rendered · 5

Syria4
of Syria1
Syria —1
Syria,1
Syria;1

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

How it parses · 2

noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular6
noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-ASF-L · 6
N-GSF-L · 2

All 8, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Acts5 of 8 · 63%
Matthew1 of 8 · 13%
Luke1 of 8 · 13%
Galatians1 of 8 · 13%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 4:24Συρίαν·suriannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularNews about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.here: Syria;

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 2:2Συρίαςsuriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularThis was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.here: Syria

Acts5 occurrences

Galatians1 occurrence

Galatians 1:21Συρίαςsuriasnoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularLater I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.here: of Syria

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