3520. nésos

Strong's Lexicon

nésos: Island

Original Word: νῆσος
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: nésos
Pronunciation: NAY-sos
Phonetic Spelling: (nay'-sos)
Definition: Island
Meaning: an island.

Word Origin: Derived from ancient Greek

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "nésos," the concept of an island is present in the Hebrew Bible, often using the term אִי (iy), Strong's Hebrew #339, which also means "island" or "coastland."

Usage: The term "nésos" refers to an island, a landmass surrounded by water. In the New Testament, it is used to describe geographical locations that are significant in the context of early Christian missionary journeys and events.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Mediterranean world, islands were important for trade, travel, and cultural exchange. They often served as strategic locations for commerce and military purposes. In the context of the New Testament, islands were also places where early Christian missionaries, including the Apostle Paul, traveled to spread the Gospel. The islands mentioned in the Bible were part of the Roman Empire, which facilitated travel and communication across the Mediterranean Sea.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
an island
NASB Translation
island (9).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3520: νῆσος

νῆσος, νήσου, ὁ (νεώ, to swim, properly, 'floating land'), an island: Acts 13:6; Acts 27:26; Acts 28:1, 7, 9, 11; Revelation 1:9; Revelation 6:14; Revelation 16:20. (the Sept. for אִי; (from Homer down).)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

island, isle.

Probably from the base of naus; an island -- island, isle.

see GREEK naus

Forms and Transliterations

νήσοι νήσοις νησον νήσον νῆσον νησος νήσος νῆσος νησου νήσου νήσους νησω νήσω νήσῳ νήσων neso nēsō nḗsoi nḗsōi neson nêson nēson nē̂son nesos nêsos nēsos nē̂sos nesou nēsou nḗsou

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 13:6 N-AFS
GRK: ὅλην τὴν νῆσον ἄχρι Πάφου
NAS: the whole island as far
KJV: when they had gone through the isle unto
INT: all the island as far as Paphos

Acts 27:26 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς νῆσον δέ τινα
NAS: run aground on a certain island.
KJV: upon a certain island.
INT: on island however a certain

Acts 28:1 N-NFS
GRK: Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται
NAS: we found out that the island was called
KJV: that the island was called
INT: Malta the island is called

Acts 28:7 N-GFS
GRK: πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου ὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ
NAS: belonging to the leading man of the island, named
KJV: of the chief man of the island, whose name was
INT: chief of the island by name Publius

Acts 28:9 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ νήσῳ ἔχοντες ἀσθενείας
NAS: the rest of the people on the island who had
KJV: diseases in the island, came, and
INT: in the island had infirmities

Acts 28:11 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ νήσῳ Ἀλεξανδρινῷ παρασήμῳ
NAS: which had wintered at the island, and which had
KJV: in the isle, whose sign
INT: in the island an Alexandrian with a figurehead

Revelation 1:9 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ νήσῳ τῇ καλουμένῃ
NAS: [which are] in Jesus, was on the island called
KJV: was in the isle that is called Patmos,
INT: in the island which [is] called

Revelation 6:14 N-NFS
GRK: ὄρος καὶ νῆσος ἐκ τῶν
NAS: mountain and island were moved
KJV: mountain and island were moved out of
INT: mountain and island out of the

Revelation 16:20 N-NFS
GRK: καὶ πᾶσα νῆσος ἔφυγεν καὶ
NAS: And every island fled away,
KJV: And every island fled away, and
INT: And every island fled and

Strong's Greek 3520
9 Occurrences

νήσῳ — 3 Occ.
νῆσον — 2 Occ.
νῆσος — 3 Occ.
νήσου — 1 Occ.