ΚΑΝΑΝΑΙΟΣ, καναναιος
KANANAIOS, kananaios
Sounds Like: kah-nah-NAH-yos
Translations: Cananaean, Canaanite
From the root: ΚΑΝΑΝΑΙΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a person from Cana or, more commonly in the New Testament, is a surname for Simon, one of Jesus' disciples, often interpreted as 'the Zealot'. It is used to distinguish him from Simon Peter. It functions as a descriptive epithet or a surname.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2581 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 10:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΝΑΝΑΙΟΣ.
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- ΚΑΝΑΝΑΙΟΝ — Canaanite, a Canaanite
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