Word
Ἑβραϊκός
Hebraïkós · G1444 · Greek · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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Hebrew
(Derivative of Εβραῖος ‘a Hebrew,’) Pertaining to the Hebrews
This lexeme does not occur in the New Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions.
Near synonyms 1 word
- Ἰουδαϊκός Ioudaïkós · G2451 · Judaïc, i.e. resembling a Judæan
- Ἰουδαϊκός denotes 'Jewish' in a cultural/religious sense, while Ἑβραϊκός specifically denotes 'Hebraic' or the Hebrew/Jewish language. Both adjectives describe Jewish ethnolinguistic identity but from different angles (tribal/religious vs. linguistic).
Contrasting words 1 word
- Ἑλληνικός Hellēnikós · G1673 · Hellenic, i.e. Grecian
- Ἑλληνικός denotes 'Greek' or 'Hellenic' (language/culture), standing as the standard lexical opposite to Ἑβραϊκός in ethnolinguistic contexts where Greek and Hebrew/Jewish languages are contrasted.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἑβραικη, ἑβραικον, Hebrew: Lk 23:38 (R G L brackets Tr marginal reading brackets).
ἑβραικη, ἑβραικον, Hebrew: Lk 23:38 (R G L brackets Tr marginal reading brackets).
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0