Matthew 4:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, Toward the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Γῆ Ζαβουλὼν, καὶ γῆ Νεφθαλείμ, ὁδὸν θαλάσσης, πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, Γαλιλαία τῶν Ἐθνῶν·

Transliteration

Gē Zaboulōn, and gē Nephthaleim, hodon thalassēs, peran tou Iordanou, Galilaia tōn Ethnōn;

Grammar Details

*Gē*: nominative, feminine, singular - land
*Zaboulōn*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Zebulun [tribe name]
*gē*: nominative, feminine, singular - land
*Nephthaleim*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Naphtali [tribe name]
*hodon*: accusative, feminine, singular - way/road [adverbial]
*thalassēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of the sea
*peran*: adverb/preposition + genitive - beyond
*tou Iordanou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the Jordan
*Galilaia*: nominative, feminine, singular - Galilee
*tōn Ethnōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of the Gentiles/nations

Word Meanings

*Gē*: land/territory/earth
*hodon*: way/road/along [the way of]
*thalassēs*: sea/lake
*peran*: beyond/across
*Galilaia*: Galilee [region]
*Ethnōn*: Gentiles/nations/peoples

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 9:1 : 1 But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
Josh 20:7 : 7 And they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron) in the hill-country of Judah.
Josh 21:32 : 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, the city of refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth-dor with its suburbs, and Kartan with its suburbs; three cities.
1 Kgs 9:11 : 11 (now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar - trees and fir - trees, and with gold, according to all his desire), that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
2 Kgs 15:29 : 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maacah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali; and he carried them captive to Assyria.

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