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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, 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).)
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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 9 times in 9 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:6 - They traveled through the whole island until they came to Paphos. There they met a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26 - Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:1 - Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:7 - There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:9 - When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:11 - After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - I, John, your brother and companion in the suffering and kingdom and patient endurance that are ours in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:14 - The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:20 - Every island fled away and the mountains could not be found.
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