G1082: Γεννησαρέτ (Gennēsarét)

G1082 Γεννησαρέτ (Gennēsarét)

Greek

Quick Definition

Γεννησαρέτ, ἡ Prop.n. Gennesaret

Strong's Definition

of Hebrew origin (compare 3672); Gennesaret (i.e. Kinnereth), a lake and plain in Palestine

KJV Usage: Gennesaret

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Γεννησαρέτ (G1082)

noun-name, f. | indeclinable

93.449a · Names of Persons and Places · Places

Gennesaret a fertile plain south of Capernaum

MAT 14:34 · MRK 6:53

93.449b · Names of Persons and Places · Places

Gennesaret a name for the Lake of Galilee, also called the Lake of Tiberias

LUK 5:1

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Γεννησαρέτ [so ἃ T Tr WI], -ρέθ [Lchm. in Mt. xiv. 34], [Tevnoaper Rec. in Mk. vi. 53; οἵ. Tdf. ed. 2 Proleg. p- xxxv., ed. 7 Proleg. p. liv. note*], (Targums 70°33 or 30193 [ace. to Delitzsch (Romerbr. in d. Hebr. iibers. Ρ. 27) 90734, 10333]; Γεννησάρ, 1 Mace. xi. 67; Joseph. b.j. 2, 20, 6 ete.; Genesara, Plin. 5, 15), Gennesarel, a very lovely and fertile region on the Sea of Galilee (Joseph. b. 7. 8, 10, 7): ἡ γῆ Γεννησ. Mt. xiv. 34; Mk. vi. 53; ἡ λίμνη Γεννησ. Lk. v. 1, anciently 733 Ὁ", Num. xxxiv. 11, or ΠΥ 29. Dd, Josh. xii. 3, fr. the city N23, Deut. iii. 17, which was near by; called in the Gospels ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Γαλιλαίας, Mk. i. 16; Mt. iv. 18; ἡ θάλασσα τῆς Τιβεριddos, Jn. vi. 1; xxi. 1. The lake, acc. to Joseph. b. j. 3, 10, 7, is 140 stadia long and 40 wide; [its extreme dimensions now are said to average 121m. by 63 m., and its level to be nea=ly 700 ft. below that of the Mediterranean]. Cf. Riietschi in Herzog v. p. 6 sq.; Furrer in Schenkel ii. p. 822 sqq.; [Wilson in “The Recovery of Jerusalem,” Pt. ii.; Robinson, Phys. Geog. of the Holy Land, p. 199 sqq.; BB.DD. For conjectures respecting the derivation of the word cf. Alex.’s Kitto sub fin. ; Merrill, Galilee in the Time of Christ, § vii.].

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Γεννησαρέτ Gennēsaret 3x

Gennesaret, a lake of Palestine, called also the Sea of Tiberias, Mt. 14:34; Mk. 6:53; Lk. 5:1*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Γεννησαρέτ (Rec. Γενησ-, Mk, l.c.; Targ. גְּנֵיסַר),

[in LXX: Γεννησάρ (as in some MSS. Mt, Mk), I Mac 11:67 * ;]

Gennesaret, a fertile plain on W. shore of the Sea of Galilee; ἡ γῆ, Mt 14:34, Mk 6:53; ἡ λίμνη (יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Nu 34:11, elsewhere ἡ θάλασσα τ. Γαλιλαίας, Mk 1:16; ἡ θ. τ. Τιβεριάδος, Jo 6:1), Lk 5:1.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

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.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)