Καφαρναούμ
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Καπαρναούμ (Kaparnaoúm), Καπερναούμ (Kapernaoúm)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם (kəp̄ar naḥūm, “Nahum's village”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.pʰar.naˈum/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.ɸar.naˈum/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.far.naˈum/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.far.naˈum/
Proper noun[edit]
Καφαρναούμ • (Kapharnaoúm) f (indeclinable)
Descendants[edit]
- → Latin: Capharnāum
References[edit]
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- G2584 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
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