Greek · G2779 · unreviewed

κῆπος

A garden

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κῆπος G2779
Pronunciation kēpos

What does κῆπος (kēpos) mean in the Bible?

κῆπος (kēpos) is a Greek word meaning "a garden". κῆπος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for גַּן, גַּנָּה, גִּנָּה, Deu.

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Meaning

a garden
Extended definition

Enclosed cultivated plot for plants, often symbolizing fruitfulness or sacred space in NT narrative.

a garden: Luk.13:19, Jhn.18:1, 26 19:41.

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 18:1 · John 19:41
Dative · Singular · Masculine John 18:26 · John 19:41
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Luke 13:19
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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