Καπερναούμ
Capernaum
Full lexicon entry — Thayer's Greek Lexicon
From Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Where this word appears
Every verse where G2584 appears — 16 distinct verses across 4 books. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Greek form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Greek New Testament; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences of this word are not indexed here.
Matthew 4 verses
- Matthew 4:13 Καφαρναοὺμ n proper indecl Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
- Matthew 8:5 Καφαρναοὺμ n proper indecl When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,
- Matthew 11:23 Καφαρναούμ n proper indecl You, Capernaum, who are exalted to Heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until this day.
- Matthew 17:24 Καφαρναοὺμ n proper indecl When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, "Doesn't your teacher pay the didrachma?"
Mark 3 verses
- Mark 1:21 Καφαρναούμ n proper indecl They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught.
- Mark 2:1 Καφαρναοὺμ n proper indecl When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.
- Mark 9:33 Καφαρναούμ n proper indecl He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?"
Luke 4 verses
- Luke 4:23 Καφαρναοὺμ n proper indecl He said to them, "Doubtless you will tell me this parable, 'Physician, heal yourself! Whatever we have heard done at Capernaum, do also here in your hometown.'"
- Luke 4:31 Καφαρναοὺμ n proper indecl He came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. He was teaching them on the Sabbath day,
- Luke 7:1 Καφαρναούμ n proper indecl After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.
- Luke 10:15 Καφαρναούμ n proper indecl You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades.
John 5 verses
- John 2:12 Καφαρναοὺμ n proper indecl After this, he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, his brothers, and his disciples; and they stayed there a few days.
- John 4:46 Καφαρναούμ n proper indecl Jesus came therefore again to Cana of Galilee, where he made the water into wine. There was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum.
- John 6:17 Καφαρναούμ n proper indecl and they entered into the boat, and were going over the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them.
- John 6:24 Καφαρναοὺμ n proper indecl When the multitude therefore saw that Jesus wasn't there, nor his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
- John 6:59 Καφαρναούμ n proper indecl These things he said in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.
About this entry
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“Capernaum” is the headline sense of the Greek name Καπερναουμ (Kapernaoúm). Scripture first uses it in Matthew 4:13. It appears 16 verses across 4 books of the Greek New Testament, among its uncommon vocabulary. More than a quarter of its appearances fall in John. See 16-verse concordance and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's G2584 catalogs a Greek word from the Greek New Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Greek New Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 16
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 16 distinct verses.
- 4 / 27
- NT books
- The word appears in 4 of 27 New Testament books.
- #726
- by frequency
- Top 1000 most frequent Greek words (rank 726 of 5,347 Greek words by occurrence).
View all 16 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the New Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Some books belong to more than one corpus (Luke is in both the Gospels and the Lukan corpus, and so on), so these shares overlap and need not total 100%. Each figure is a share of the word’s 16 distinct verses.
- Gospels 16 verses · 100%
- Johannine 5 verses · 31%
- Lukan (Luke–Acts) 4 verses · 25%
How translations render this word
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- King James Version: Capernaum 16×
- American Standard Version: Capernaum 16×
- Berean Standard Bible: Capernaum 16×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Capernaum 16×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders G2584 across 16 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders G2584 across 16 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders G2584 across 16 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders G2584 across 16 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Senses in Thayer's
The 1 sense Thayer's distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency or importance). The full entry — with sub-senses — is in the Lexicon Entry tab.
- Capernaum = "village of comfort"
Word origin
Derived from ορθως (orthōs) (G3723) — rightly.
Forms in the corpus
The 2 distinct written forms G2584 takes in the Greek New Testament, most frequent first — each parse links to that case’s occurrences in the concordance.
| Form | Parsing | Example | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καφαρναούμ Kapharnaoúm | Noun, Proper, indeclinable | Matthew 11:23 | 8 |
| Καφαρναοὺμ Kapharnaoùm | Noun, Proper, indeclinable | Matthew 4:13 | 8 |
Bible dictionary
Public-domain dictionary articles matched to this entry by name (Capernaum). A biblical name can be shared by more than one person or place, so an article may treat several.
Easton's Bible Dictionary · M. G. Easton, 1897
Nahum's town, a Galilean city frequently mentioned in the history of our Lord. It is not mentioned in the Old Testament. After our Lord's expulsion from Nazareth (Matt. 4:13-16; Luke 4:16-31), Capernaum became his "own city." It was the scene of many acts and incidents of his life (Matt. 8:5, 14, 15; 9:2-6, 10-17; 15:1-20; Mark 1:32-34, etc.). The impenitence and unbelief of its inhabitants after the many evidences our Lord gave among them of the truth of his mission, brought down upon them a heavy denunciation of judgement (Matt. 11:23).
It stood on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. The "land of Gennesaret," near, if not in, which it was situated, was one of the most prosperous and crowded districts of Palestine. This city lay on the great highway from Damascus to Acco and Tyre. It has been identified with Tell Hum, about two miles south-west of where the Jordan flows into the lake. Here are extensive ruins of walls and foundations, and also the remains of what must have been a beautiful synagogue, which it is conjectured may have been the one built by the centurion (Luke 7:5), in which our Lord frequently taught (John 6:59; Mark 1:21; Luke 4:33). Others have conjectured that the ruins of the city are to be found at Khan Minyeh, some three miles further to the south on the shore of the lake. "If Tell Hum be Capernaum, the remains spoken of are without doubt the ruins of the synagogue built by the Roman centurion, and one of the most sacred places on earth. It was in this building that our Lord gave the well-known discourse in John 6; and it was not without a certain strange feeling that on turning over a large block we found the pot of manna engraved on its face, and remembered the words, I am that bread of life: your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.'", (The Recovery of Jerusalem.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary · William Smith, 1863
(village of Nahum) was on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. (Matthew 4:13) comp. John 6:24 It was in the "land of Gennesaret," [ (Matthew 14:34) comp. John 6:17,21,24 ] It was of sufficient size to be always called a "city," (Matthew 9:1; Mark 1:33) had its own synagogue, in which our Lord frequently taught, (Mark 1:21; Luke 4:33,38; John 6:59) and there was also a customs station, where the dues were gathered both by stationary and by itinerant officers. (Matthew 9:9; 17:24; Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27) The only interest attaching to Capernaum is as the residence of our Lord and his apostles, the scene of so many miracles and "gracious words." It was when he returned thither that he is said to have been "in the house." (Mark 2:1) The spots which lay claim to its site are,
+ Kahn Minyeh, a mound of ruins which takes its name from an old khan hard by. This mound is situated close upon the seashore at the northwestern extremity of the plain (now El Ghuweir). + Three miles north of Khan Minyeh is the other claimant, Tell Hum,--ruins of walls and foundations covering a space of half a mile long by a quarter wide, on a point of the shore projecting into the lake and backed by a very gently-rising ground. It is impossible to locate it with certainty, but the probability is in favor of Tell Hum .
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · Roswell D. Hitchcock, 1869
the field of repentance; city of comfort
Classic public-domain reference works; full attribution on Sources.
