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Lexicon :: Strong's G3520 - nēsos

Aa
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 BoxAct 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:6 - And when they had gone through all the island to Paphos, they came across a certain wonder-worker and false prophet, a Jew whose name was Bar-Jesus;

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 27:26 - But we will be sent on to a certain island.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:1 - And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:7 - Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:9 - And when this took place, all the others in the island who had diseases came and were made well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:11 - And after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:9 - I, John, your brother, who have a part with you in the trouble and the kingdom and the quiet strength of Jesus, was in the island which is named Patmos, for the word of God and the witness of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:14 - And the heaven was taken away like the roll of a book when it is rolled up; and all the mountains and islands were moved out of their places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:20 - And every island went in flight, and the mountains were seen no longer.
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