Greek word · G4528

Σαλαθιήλ

salathiēl

Salathiel

Hebrew Sheʾaltiʾel, "I have asked of God." The name suggests a child prayed for, born to the captive king in Babylon.

Appears 3 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Σαλαθιήλ, ὁ

indecl. (Heb. שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל),

Salathiel: Matthew 1:12, Luke 3:27.†

(AS)

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

In depth

From the study of Matthew 1:12

Range of meaning

Hebrew Sheʾaltiʾel, "I have asked of God." The name suggests a child prayed for, born to the captive king in Babylon.

Against the English

KJV keeps the Greek "Salathiel." Modern versions restore the Hebrew "Shealtiel" so readers can match it to Ezra and Haggai.

Used elsewhere in the period

1 Chronicles 3:17 ("the sons of Jeconiah the captive [or: Assir]: Shealtiel…"); Ezra 3:2, 8; 5:2; Nehemiah 12:1; Haggai 1:1, 12, 14; 2:2, 23, always as "Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel." Luke 3:27 also has Shealtiel and Zerubbabel, but makes Shealtiel the son of Neri, not Jeconiah.

Where it appears

Matthew · 2

  1. Matthew 1:12 Σαλαθιήλ· Σαλαθιὴλ Shealtiel;, Shealtiel

    After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

    Here: The Greek spelling of Hebrew Sheʾaltiʾel, "I asked God [for him]." He was born in exile. In the Old Testament he is known almost only as Zerubbabel's father.

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 3:27 Σαλαθιὴλ of Shealtiel

    the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.