Greek word · G2797

Κίς

kis

Kish

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Κείς (Rec. Κίς), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. קִישׁ),

Kish: Acts 13:21.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Acts · 1

  1. Acts 13:21 Κίς, of Kish,

    Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

    Here: Saul's father, a Benjaminite of standing (1 Sam 9:1). The name does not change in form here and is read as genitive: 'of Kish.'

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