Caravan
συνοδίαStrong’s G4923sunodia
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sunodia is the Greek word usually translated “company”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.”
Meaning
Usually translated “company”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- company 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
συνοδία sunodia · caravan
συνοδία, -ας, ἡ [in LXX: Neh.7:5, 64 (יָחַשׂ) * ;] 1. a journey in company (Plut., al.). 2. By meton., κ company of travellers, a caravan: Luk.2:44.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “caravan” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CARAVAN, noun
A company of travellers, pilgrims or merchants, marching or proceeding in a body over the deserts of Arabia, or other region infested with robbers.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.