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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Ἀχαΐα G882
Pronunciation Achaḯa
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 It Achaia 7× Acts 18:12, Acts 18:27, Acts 19:21, Romans 15:26
in Achaia 2× 1 Corinthians 16:15, 2 Corinthians 9:2
of Achaia 1× 2 Corinthians 11:10
Show sample aligned rows
Acts 18:12 Ἀχαΐας to Achaia Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Acts 18:27 Ἀχαΐαν to Achaia Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Acts 19:21 Ἀχαΐαν to Achaia Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Romans 15:26 Ἀχαΐα to Achaia Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1 Corinthians 16:15 Ἀχαΐας to in Achaia Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 1:1 Ἀχαΐᾳ to Achaia Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 9:2 Ἀχαΐα to in Achaia Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 11:10 Ἀχαΐας to of Achaia Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 1 Thessalonians 1:7 Ἀχαΐᾳ to Achaia Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Ἀχαΐᾳ to Achaia Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Acts 18:12
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Acts 3 Romans 1 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 3 1 Thessalonians 2
Source forms
Ἀχαΐᾳ 3x Achaia 2 Corinthians 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 1:8
Ἀχαΐας 3x Achaias Acts 18:12, 1 Corinthians 16:15, 2 Corinthians 11:10
Ἀχαΐα 2x Achaia Romans 15:26, 2 Corinthians 9:2
Ἀχαΐαν 2x Achaian Acts 18:27, Acts 19:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 3x 2 Corinthians 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:7, 1 Thessalonians 1:8
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Acts 18:12, 1 Corinthians 16:15, 2 Corinthians 11:10
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 2x Acts 18:27, Acts 19:21
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 2x Romans 15:26, 2 Corinthians 9:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe
Strong's G882
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 11 times Word forms 4 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Achaia (i.e. Greece), a country of Europe
Extended definition
:--Achaia.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 18:12 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐας, acaiav
Achaia
Read verse Acts 18:27 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐαν, acaian
Achaia
Read verse Acts 19:21 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐαν, acaian
Achaia
Read verse Romans 15:26 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐα acaia
Achaia
Read verse Romans 16:5 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐας acaiav
Achaia
Read verse 1 Corinthians 16:15 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐας, acaiav
Achaia
Read verse 2 Corinthians 1:1 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐᾳ· acaia
Achaia
Read verse 2 Corinthians 9:2 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐα acaia
Achaia
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:10 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐας. acaiav
Achaia
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 1:7 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
Ἀχαΐᾳ. acaia
Achaia
Read verse 1 Thessalonians 1:8 Noun 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 patterns 4 Aligned forms 10 Case pattern Dative (3) Number pattern Singular (10)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rom 15:26 · 2 Cor 9:2 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 18:12 · 1 Cor 16:15 · 2 Cor 11:10 3×
Dative · Singular · Feminine 2 Cor 1:1 · 1 Thess 1:7 · 1 Thess 1:8 3×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Acts 18:27 · Acts 19:21 2×
Word Origins
Ἀχαΐα is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain