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Lexicon :: Strong's G1115 - golgotha

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Γολγοθᾶ
Transliteration
golgotha (Key)
Pronunciation
gol-goth-ah'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Aramaic origin [cf גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (H1538)]
mGNT
3x in 2 unique form(s) TR
3x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

Γολγοθᾶ Golgothâ, gol-goth-ah'; of Chaldee origin (compare H1538); the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem:—Golgotha.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G1115 in the following manner: Golgotha (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G1115 in the following manner: Golgotha (3x).

  1. Golgotha = "skull"

    1. the name of a place outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; so called, apparently because its form resembled a skull

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Γολγοθᾶ Golgothâ, gol-goth-ah'; of Chaldee origin (compare H1538); the skull; Golgotha, a knoll near Jerusalem:—Golgotha.
STRONGS G1115:
Γολγοθά [Tr WH, or -θᾶ R G L T (see Tdf. Proleg., p. 102; Kautzsch, p. 10); also -όθ L WH marginal reading in John 19:17; accusative -ᾶν Tdf. in Mark 15:22 (WH -άν, see their Appendix, p. 160), elsewhere indeclinable, Winers Grammar, 61 (60)], Golgotha, Chaldean גֻּלְגָלְתָא, Heb. גֻּלְגֹּלֶת (from גָּלַל to roll), i. e. κρανίον, a skull [Latin calvaria], the name of a place outside of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified; so called, apparently, because its form resembled a skull: Matthew 27:33; Mark 15:22; John 19:17. Cf. Tobler, Golgatha. St. Gall. 1851; Furrer in Schenkel ii. 506ff; Keim, Jesus von Naz. iii. 404f; [Porter in Alex.'s Kitto under the word; F. Howe, The true Site of Calvary, N. Y., 1871].
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
27:33
Mark
15:22; 15:22
John
19:17; 19:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1115 matches the Greek Γολγοθᾶ (golgotha),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:33 - They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:22 - They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:17 - Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha).
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