"Galilee, a district of Palestine north of Samaria, Mt. 4:15"
Definition and meaning
Galilee, a district of Palestine north of Samaria, Mt. 4:15
In the original Greek the word is written: Γαλιλαία
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of galilaia (G1056) across the King James Bible.
But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
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Common questions
Strong's G1056 (galilaia) is a Greek word that means: Galilee, a district of Palestine north of Samaria, Mt. 4:15 It appears 62 times in the King James Bible.
The word galilaia (G1056) appears 62 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1056 is galilaia, a Greek word defined as: Galilee, a district of Palestine north of Samaria, Mt. 4:15. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
galilaia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.