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Τιβεριάς

Tiberias · Tiberias

Greek word · Strong’s number G5085 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

Tiberias (Τιβεριάς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Tiberias”.

A city on the shore of the Lake of Galilee founded by Herod Antipas in honor of the emperor Tiberius; it also gives its name to the lake.

How to say it

Ti·be·ri·as

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.

The place

Sea of GalileeTiberias
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

  • Tiberias

    Today: Tiberias (Tverya), Israel

    A city on the west shore of the Sea of Galilee, which was also called the Sea of Tiberias after it.

    By the Sea of Tiberias, Jesus fed a crowd (John 6:1-23) and, after rising, showed himself to his disciples (John 21:1).

    John 6:1John 6:23John 21:1

Related words

Comes from

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

Where it appears

  • John 6:1

    After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, the Sea of Tiberias.

  • John 6:23

    However, boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

  • John 21:1

    After these things Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he revealed himself in this way.