What does Ἀχαΐα (Achaḯa) mean in the Bible?
e. Greece), a country of Europe".
Greek · G882
Ἀχαΐα
Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe
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ἈχαΐαG882
PronunciationAchaḯa
What does Ἀχαΐα (Achaḯa) mean in the Bible?
Ἀχαΐα (Achaḯa) is a Greek word meaning "Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G882?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Achaia (7), in Achaia (2), of Achaia (1).
Where does Ἀχαΐα (Achaḯa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 18:12. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (3), Acts (3), 1 Thessalonians (2), 1 Corinthians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAchaia7×Acts 18:12, Acts 18:27, Acts 19:21, Romans 15:26
in Achaia2×1 Corinthians 16:15, 2 Corinthians 9:2
of Achaia1×2 Corinthians 11:10
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Acts 18:12ἈχαΐαςtoAchaiaNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularActs 18:27ἈχαΐανtoAchaiaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularActs 19:21ἈχαΐανtoAchaiaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularRomans 15:26ἈχαΐαtoAchaiaNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular1 Corinthians 16:15Ἀχαΐαςtoin AchaiaNoun - Genitive Feminine Singular2 Corinthians 1:1ἈχαΐᾳtoAchaiaNoun - Dative Feminine Singular2 Corinthians 9:2Ἀχαΐαtoin AchaiaNoun - Nominative Feminine Singular2 Corinthians 11:10Ἀχαΐαςtoof AchaiaNoun - Genitive Feminine Singular1 Thessalonians 1:7ἈχαΐᾳtoAchaiaNoun - Dative Feminine Singular1 Thessalonians 1:8ἈχαΐᾳtoAchaiaNoun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowActs 18:12
Aligned rows10
Books represented5
Acts3Romans11 Corinthians12 Corinthians31 Thessalonians2
Source forms
Ἀχαΐᾳ3xAchaia2 Corinthians 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 1:8
Ἀχαΐας3xAchaiasActs 18:12, 1 Corinthians 16:15, 2 Corinthians 11:10
Ἀχαΐα2xAchaiaRomans 15:26, 2 Corinthians 9:2
Ἀχαΐαν2xAchaianActs 18:27, Acts 19:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular3x2 Corinthians 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 1:8
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular3xActs 18:12, 1 Corinthians 16:15, 2 Corinthians 11:10
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular2xActs 18:27, Acts 19:21
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular2xRomans 15:26, 2 Corinthians 9:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe
Strong'sG882
Lexical occurrences10 versesGreek text appearances11 timesWord forms4 forms10 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe
Extended definition
:--Achaia.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
11 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Acts 18:12Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐας,acaiav
Achaia
Read verseActs 18:27Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐαν,acaian
Achaia
Read verseActs 19:21Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐαν,acaian
Achaia
Read verseRomans 15:26Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐαacaia
Achaia
Read verseRomans 16:5Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐαςacaiav
Achaia
Read verse1 Corinthians 16:15Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐας,acaiav
Achaia
Read verse2 Corinthians 1:1Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐᾳ·acaia
Achaia
Read verse2 Corinthians 9:2Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐαacaia
Achaia
Read verse2 Corinthians 11:10Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐας.acaiav
Achaia
Read verse1 Thessalonians 1:7Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐᾳ.acaia
Achaia
Read verse1 Thessalonians 1:8Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐᾳ,acaia
Achaia
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns4Aligned forms10Case patternDative (3)Number patternSingular (10)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineRom 15:26 · 2 Cor 9:22×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 18:12 · 1 Cor 16:15 · 2 Cor 11:103×
Dative · Singular · Feminine2 Cor 1:1 · 1 Thess 1:7 · 1 Thess 1:83×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineActs 18:27 · Acts 19:212×
Word Origins
Ἀχαΐα is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.