Nazōraios · Nazarene

What it means

Nazōraios (Ναζωραῖος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Nazarene”.

From Nazareth. That is what people called Jesus and, later, his followers.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Nazarene ×12
• Nazarenes ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Luke×1
• John×3
• Acts×7

• Matthew 2:23

  and he came and settled in a town called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

• Matthew 26:71

  And when he went out to the gateway, another girl saw him and says to those there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene.”

• Luke 18:37

  And they told him, “Jesus the Nazarene is passing by.”

• John 18:5

  They answered him, “Jesus the Nazarene.” He says to them, “I am he.” And Judas, who was handing him over, was standing with them too.

• John 18:7

  So he asked them again, “Whom are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

• John 19:19

  And Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross; and there was written, “Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews.”

• Acts 2:22

  Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested by God to you by miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know,

• Acts 3:6

  But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have, this I give you: in the name of Jesus the Messiah the Nazarene, walk!”

• Acts 4:10

  let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that in the name of Jesus the Messiah the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man stands before you well.

• Acts 6:14

  for we have heard him say that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

• Acts 22:8

  And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

• Acts 24:5

  For we have found this man a pest and one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the party of the Nazarenes,

• Acts 26:9

  I indeed thought to myself that I ought to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,