Word Study · Strong's G1115 · Greek

Γολγοθᾶ

Golgotha

gol-goth-ah'

Strong's 1890 spelling: Golgothâ

“the skull”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem

Rendered in the KJV as

Golgotha.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

Γολγοθα,1
Γολγοθᾶ,1
Γολγοθᾶν1

How it is rendered · 2

Golgotha,2
Golgotha1

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 singular2
noun · nominative (subject) · feminine singular1

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N-ASF-L · 2
N-NSF-L · 1

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Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 3 · 33%
Mark1 of 3 · 33%
John1 of 3 · 33%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 27:33Γολγοθᾶ,golgothanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAnd when they came to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull,here: Golgotha,

Mark1 occurrence

Mark 15:22Γολγοθᾶνgolgothannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThey brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.here: Golgotha

John1 occurrence

John 19:17Γολγοθα,golgothanoun · nominative (subject) · feminine singularCarrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.here: Golgotha,

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