Lexicon :: Strong's G4947 - syria

Συρία

Transliteration

syria (Key)

Pronunciation

soo-ree'-ah

Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably of Hebrew origin צֹר (H6865)

Greek Inflections of Συρία [?]

mGNT
8x in 2 unique form(s) TR
8x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
113x in 4 unique form(s)

Συρίαν — 6x

Συρίας — 2x

Συρίαν — 6x

Συρίας — 2x

Συρία — 15x

Συρίᾳ — 8x

Συρίαν — 14x

Συρίας — 76x

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4947 in the following manner: Syria (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's G4947 in the following manner: Syria (8x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Syria = "exalted"
1. a region of Asia bounded on the north by Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS G4947:

Συρία, Συρίας, ἡ, Syria; in the N. T. a region of Asia, bounded on the north by the Taurus and Amanus ranges, on the east by the Euphrates and Arabia, on the south by Palestine, and on the west by Phoenicia and the Mediterranean (cf. BB. DD. under the word ; Ryssel in Herzog edition 2, under the word Syrien; cf. also Ἀντιχεια, 1 and Δαμασκός): Matthew 4:24; Luke 2:2; Acts 15:23, 41; Acts 18:18; Acts 20:3; Acts 21:3; Galatians 1:21. (On the article with it cf. Winer's Grammar, § 18, 5 a.)

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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew: 4:24
Luke: 2:2
Acts: 15:23; 15:41; 18:18; 20:3; 21:3
Galatians: 1:21

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G4947 matches the Greek Συρία (syria),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 4:24

Mat 4:24 - And his fame went throughout all Syria:^G4947 and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

Luk 2:2

Luk 2:2 - (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)^G4947

Act 15:23

Act 15:23 - And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria^G4947 and Cilicia:

Act 15:41

Act 15:41 - And he went through Syria^G4947 and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

Act 18:18

Act 18:18 - And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria,^G4947 and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

Act 20:3

Act 20:3 - And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria,^G4947 he purposed to return through Macedonia.

Act 21:3

Act 21:3 - Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria,^G4947 and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

Gal 1:21

Gal 1:21 - Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria^G4947 and Cilicia;