"a Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh, Mt. 12:41; Lk. 11:30, 32*"
Definition and meaning
a Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh, Mt. 12:41; Lk. 11:30, 32*
In the original Greek the word is written: Νινευίτης
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 nineuites (G3536) across the King James Bible.
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
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Common questions
Strong's G3536 (nineuites) is a Greek word that means: a Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh, Mt. 12:41; Lk. 11:30, 32* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word nineuites (G3536) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3536 is nineuites, a Greek word defined as: a Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh, Mt. 12:41; Lk. 11:30, 32*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
nineuites is a Greek word found in the New Testament.