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Lexicon :: Strong's G3520 - nēsos

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νῆσος
Transliteration
nēsos (Key)
Pronunciation
nay'-sos
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from the base of ναῦς (G3491)
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Strong’s Definitions

νῆσος nēsos, nay'-sos; probably from the base of G3491; an island:—island, isle.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's G3520 in the following manner: island (6x), isle (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's G3520 in the following manner: island (6x), isle (3x).
  1. an island

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
νῆσος nēsos, nay'-sos; probably from the base of G3491; an island:—island, isle.
STRONGS G3520:
νῆσος, νήσου, (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).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
13:6; 27:26; 28:1; 28:7; 28:9; 28:11
Revelation
1:9; 6:14; 16:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3520 matches the Greek νῆσος (nēsos),
which occurs 33 times in 33 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:5 - From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:32 - These are the clans of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, in their nations, and from these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:10 - May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands
render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
bring gifts!
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice;
let the many coastlands be glad!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6 - And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - Be still, O inhabitants of the coast;
the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:6 - Cross over to Tarshish;
wail, O inhabitants of the coast!
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:15 - Therefore in the east[fn] give glory to the LORD;
in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - Listen to me in silence, O coastlands;
let the peoples renew their strength;
let them approach, then let them speak;
let us together draw near for judgment.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:10 - Sing to the LORD a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth,
you who go down to the sea, and all that fills it,
the coastlands and their inhabitants.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:12 - Let them give glory to the LORD,
and declare his praise in the coastlands.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:15 - I will lay waste mountains and hills,
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,[fn]
and dry up the pools.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:16 - All of them are put to shame and confounded;
the makers of idols go in confusion together.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1 - Listen to me, O coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples from afar.
The LORD called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:22 - Thus says the Lord GOD:
“Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations,
and raise my signal to the peoples;
and they shall bring your sons in their arms,[fn]
and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My righteousness draws near,
my salvation has gone out,
and my arms will judge the peoples;
the coastlands hope for me,
and for my arm they wait.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - For the coastlands shall hope for me,
the ships of Tarshish first,
to bring your children from afar,
their silver and gold with them,
for the name of the LORD your God,
and for the Holy One of Israel,
because he has made you beautiful.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:10 - For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see,
or send to Kedar and examine with care;
see if there has been such a thing.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - “Hear the word of the LORD, O nations,
and declare it in the coastlands far away;
say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him,
and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:4 - because of the day that is coming to destroy
all the Philistines,
to cut off from Tyre and Sidon
every helper that remains.
For the LORD is destroying the Philistines,
the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:38 - A drought against her waters,
that they may be dried up!
For it is a land of images,
and they are mad over idols.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:39 - “Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon,[fn] and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15 - “Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre: Will not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in your midst?
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18 - Now the coastlands tremble
on the day of your fall,
and the coastlands that are on the sea
are dismayed at your passing.’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:3 - and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD:
“O Tyre, you have said,
‘I am perfect in beauty.’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:6 - Of oaks of Bashan
they made your oars;
they made your deck of pines
from the coasts of Cyprus,
inlaid with ivory.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 - Of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
was your sail,
serving as your banner;
blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah
was your awning.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:15 - The men of Dedan[fn] traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35 - All the inhabitants of the coastlands
are appalled at you,
and the hair of their kings bristles with horror;
their faces are convulsed.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6 - I will send fire on Magog and on those who dwell securely in the coastlands, and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:18 - Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed,[fn] he shall turn his insolence back upon him.
Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:11 - The LORD will be awesome against them;
for he will famish all the gods of the earth,
and to him shall bow down,
each in its place,
all the lands of the nations.
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