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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 33 times in 33 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:5 - (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:32 - These are the clans of Noah’s sons, according to their lines of descent, within their nations. From these the nations spread out over the earth after the flood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:10 - May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:1 - The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 20:6 - In that day the people who live on this coast will say, ‘See what has happened to those we relied on, those we fled to for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’ ”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:2 - Be silent, you people of the island and you merchants of Sidon, whom the seafarers have enriched.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 23:6 - Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you people of the island.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:15 - Therefore in the east give glory to the LORD; exalt the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, in the islands of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:1 - “Be silent before me, you islands! Let the nations renew their strength! Let them come forward and speak; let us meet together at the place of judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:10 - Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who live in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:12 - Let them give glory to the LORD and proclaim his praise in the islands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:15 - I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:16 - All the makers of idols will be put to shame and disgraced; they will go off into disgrace together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:1 - Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the LORD called me; from my mother’s womb he has spoken my name.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:22 - This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “See, I will beckon to the nations, I will lift up my banner to the peoples; they will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their hips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:5 - My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:9 - Surely the islands look to me; in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[fn] bringing your children from afar, with their silver and gold, to the honor of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:19 - “I will set a sign among them, and I will send some of those who survive to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans[fn] and Lydians (famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to the distant islands that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. They will proclaim my glory among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:10 - Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar[fn] and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:10 - “Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: ‘He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 47:4 - For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines and to remove all survivors who could help Tyre and Sidon. The LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:38 - A drought on[fn] her waters! They will dry up. For it is a land of idols, idols that will go mad with terror.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:39 - “So desert creatures and hyenas will live there, and there the owl will dwell. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says to Tyre: Will not the coastlands tremble at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan and the slaughter takes place in you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:18 - Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; the islands in the sea are terrified at your collapse.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:3 - Say to Tyre, situated at the gateway to the sea, merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘You say, Tyre, “I am perfect in beauty.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:6 - Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood[fn] from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 - Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:15 - “ ‘The men of Rhodes[fn] traded with you, and many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35 - All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 39:6 - I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in safety in the coastlands, and they will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:18 - Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:11 - The LORD will be awesome to them when he destroys all the gods of the earth. Distant nations will bow down to him, all of them in their own lands.
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