The meaning of “Σινᾶ”
Understanding Sinâ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of Hebrew origin (סִינַי) Sina. - Sina (i.e. Sinai), a mountain in Arabia
Σινᾶ
of Hebrew origin (סִינַי) Sina. - Sina (i.e. Sinai), a mountain in Arabia
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Acts 7:30 | “And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.” Word: Σινᾶ (Sinâ) | |
| Acts 7:38 | “This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:” Word: Σινᾶ (Sinâ) | |
| Galatians 4:24 | “Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.” Word: Σινᾶ (Sinâ) | |
| Galatians 4:25 | “For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.” Word: Σινᾶ (Sinâ) |