Καφαρναούμ
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- Καπαρναούμ (Kaparnaoúm), Καπερναούμ (Kapernaoúm)
Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כָּפָר נַחוּם (kāp̄ār Naḥūm, “Nahum's village”).
Pronunciation
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ka.pʰar.naˈum/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ka.ɸar.naˈum/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ka.far.naˈum/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ka.far.naˈum/
Proper noun
Καφαρναούμ • (Kapharnaoúm) f (indeclinable)
- Capernaum
References
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- G2584 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979