Γαδαρηνός
Gadarēnos
Gadara
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the data provided, Γαδαρηνός (Gadarēnos) is a Greek term that refers to the place Gadara. It appears three times in the Bible. This geographical reference likely indicates a location or city in the region, suggesting that the term has a spatial or locational meaning. The term's range of usage seems limited to specifying a particular location. There is no indication of abstract or metaphorical uses in the given data. The significance of Gadara in the Bible may derive from its mention in passages, which are not specified in the provided data. Further analysis would require additional information from the surrounding biblical context to understand the significance of Gadara's mention in each occurrence.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
Luke 8:26They arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.
Luke 8:37All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. Then he entered into the boat and returned.