Strong's Greek · G959

G959 Berníkē

Βερνίκη

ber-nee'-kay

Bernice

Looking for Hebrew H959 bâzâh? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G959. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

Berníkē appears 3 times in Scripture, in Acts 25:13, Acts 25:23 and Acts 26:30. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

victorious; Bernice, a member of the Herodian family

In the King James Version

Bernice

Derivation

from a provincial form of G5342 (φέρω) and G3529 (νίκη);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Acts 26:30

“Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.”

Acts 25:13

“After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice came down to Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.”

Acts 25:23

“The next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the auditorium, along with the commanders and leading men of the city. And Festus ordered that Paul be brought in.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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