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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

Βηθλέεμ

LemmaΒηθλέεμ
Citation formΒηθλέεμ, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
GlossBethlehem
Strong’sG0965
TransliterationBēthleém
DefinitionBethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine
KJV glosses:--Bethlehem.
Derivationof Hebrew origin ()
SBLGNT occurrences8

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
Βηθλέεμ
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)Matthew 2:8
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-)Matthew 2:1
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-)Matthew 2:16
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-)Matthew 2:5
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-)Luke 2:15
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-)John 7:42
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-)Luke 2:4
noun, vocative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----VSF-)Matthew 2:6

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: βηθλεεμ.