"Nain, a town of Palestine, indecl., Lk. 7:11*. See PhotoGuide."
Definition and meaning
Nain, a town of Palestine, indecl., Lk. 7:11*. See PhotoGuide.
In the original Greek the word is written: Ναίν
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 nain (G3484) across the King James Bible.
And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.
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Common questions
Strong's G3484 (nain) is a Greek word that means: Nain, a town of Palestine, indecl., Lk. 7:11*. See PhotoGuide. It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word nain (G3484) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3484 is nain, a Greek word defined as: Nain, a town of Palestine, indecl., Lk. 7:11*. See PhotoGuide.. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
nain is a Greek word found in the New Testament.