Forms of the word

Dictionary
Καναναῖος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration
Kananaios
Simplified transliteration
Kananaios

Numbers

Strong's number
2581
GK Number
2831

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2a
Gloss
Zealot, Cananaean (not related to geographical terms Cana or Canaan); same as {2421}, zealot}
Definition
a Canaanite, Mt. 10:4; Mk. 3:18*

Greek-English Concordance for Καναναῖος

Matthew 10:4 Simon the Cananaean (Kananaios | Καναναῖος | nom sg masc), and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
Mark 3:18 Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, the son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Canaanite (Kananaion | Καναναῖον | acc sg masc);

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