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G1115 Γολγοθᾶ (Golgothâ)
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Γολγοθᾶ, ἡ Prop.n. Golgotha

Strong's Definition

of Chaldee origin (compare 1538); the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem

KJV Usage: Golgotha

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun-name, f. | -ᾶν

93.453 · Names of Persons and Places · Places

Golgotha the Aramaic name of a hill near Jerusalem where executions took place; see also 8.11

MAT 27:33 · MRK 15:22 · JHN 19:17

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Γολγοθά [Tr WH, or -θὰ R G LT (see Τὰ Proleg. p- 102; Kautzsch p. 10); 4150 -ὁθ L WH mrg. in Jn. xix. 17; ace. -av Tdf. in Mk. xv. 22 (WH-ay, see their App. p- 160), elsewhere indecl., W. 61 (60)], Golgotha, Chald. 79252, Heb. nada (fr. 551 to roll), i. 6. κρανίον, a skuil [Lat. calvaria], the name of a place outside of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; so called, apparently, because its form resembled a skull: Mt. xxvii. 33; Mk. xv. 22; Jn. xix.17. Cf. Tobler, Golgatha. St. Gall. 1851; Furrer in Schenkel ii. 506 sqq.; Keim, Jesus von Naz. iii. 404 sq.; [Porter in Alex.’s Kitto 5. v.; F. Howe, The true Site of Calvary, N. Y., 1871].

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Γολγοθᾶ Golgotha 3x

Golgotha, pr. name, Mt. 27:33; Mk. 15:22; Jn. 19:17*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Γολγοθά (Rec. -θᾶ; WH, mg., Γολγόθ, Jo, l.c., Aram. גָּלְגָּלְתָּא = Heb. גֻּלְגֹּלֶת, LXX, κρανίον, Jg 9:53, II Ki 9:35); indecl. (exc. Mk 15:22, -άν), Golgotha, the place of the crucifixion: Mt 27:33, Mk 15:22, Jo 19:17.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

Γολγοθᾶ (Golgotha) — Golgotha. Γολγοθά (Rec. -θᾶ; WH, mg., Γολγόθ, Jo, l.with, Aram. גָּלְגָּלְתָּא = Heb. גֻּלְגֹּלֶת, LXX, κρανίον, Jdg.9:53, 2Ki.9:35); indecl. (exc. Mrk.15:22, -άν), Golgotha, the place of the crucifixion: Mat.27:33, Mrk.15:22, Jhn.19:17.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)

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