Gennesaret
ΓεννησαρέτStrong’s G1082Gennēsaret
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Gennēsaret is the Greek word usually translated “gennesaret”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.”
Meaning
Usually translated “gennesaret”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gennesaret 2
- of gennesaret 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
Γεννησαρέτ Gennēsaret · Gennesaret
Γεννησαρέτ (Rec. Γενησ-, Mk, l.with; Targ. גְּנֵיסַר), [in LXX: Γεννησάρ (as in some MSS. Mt, Mk), 1Ma.11:67 * ;] Gennesaret, a fertile plain on W. shore of the Sea of Galilee; ἡ γῆ, Mat.14:34, Mrk.6:53; ἡ λίμνη (יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Num.34:11, elsewhere ἡ θάλασσα τ. Γαλιλαίας, Mrk.1:16; ἡ θ. τ. Τιβεριάδος, Jhn.6:1), Luk.5:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.