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παραθαλάσσιος
parathalassios
G3864
G:A Greek

seaside

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Parathalassios describes Capernaum’s location by the sea in Matthew 4:13.

The attested use describes Capernaum as a location by the sea in the account of Jesus coming and dwelling there.

Senses in use

  1. Situated by the sea · dominant

    In Matthew 4:13, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the description of Capernaum, where the APB renders the setting as dwelling “toward Capernaum by the sea” in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 4:13, the APB presents the setting with the phrase “by the sea”; This only confirms the verse’s coastal-location description.

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