Καφαρναούμ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Καπαρναούμ (Kaparnaoúm), Καπερναούμ (Kapernaoúm)

Etymology

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew כְּפַר נַחוּם (kəp̄ar naḥūm, “Nahum's village”).

Pronunciation

(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ka.pʰar.naˈum/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ka.ɸar.naˈum/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ka.far.naˈum/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ka.far.naˈum/

Proper noun

Καφαρναούμ • (Kapharnaoúm) f (indeclinable)

Capernaum

Descendants

→ Latin: Capharnāum

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, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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