Biblica Analytica
G0960 Greek

Βέροια

Beroia

Berea

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Berea
Transliteration
Beroia
Strong's Number
G0960
Occurrences
2
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word Βέροια (Beroia) is a proper name, specifically referring to a person or a place. It is derived from the lemma Berea, which is likely a city in ancient Macedonia. The name appears twice in the Bible, indicating its significance in the context of the New Testament narrative. As a proper name, Βέροια does not have a general or abstract meaning, but rather serves to identify a specific individual or location. Its usage in the Bible suggests that it holds some importance or relevance to the story being told, but without further context, its exact significance remains unclear. The fact that Βέροια appears only twice in the Bible suggests that it may be a relatively minor or peripheral element in the narrative, but its inclusion still provides valuable information about the people and places involved in the story.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G0960
Lemma
Βέροια
Transliteration
Beroia
Definition
Berea
Occurrences
2
Model
workers-ai
Prompt version
1

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Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences across the text