G3479 — Ναζαρηνός (Nazarēnos)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: G3479
Original: Ναζαρηνός
Transliteration: Nazarēnos
Pronunciation: nad-zar-ay-nos'
Part of Speech: Adjective (used substantivally as a title)
Derivation: From G3478 Ναζαρέθ (Nazareth)
Occurrences: 4 unique verses (4 tokens) in NT
First Occurrence: Mark 1:24 — "Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God."
Hapax Legomenon: No

Note on textual variants: The Greek parser finds 6 occurrences of the Ναζαρηνός form (Mark 1:24; 10:47; 14:67; 16:6; Luke 4:34; 24:19), but the KJV Strong's tagging assigns Mark 10:47 and Luke 24:19 to G3480 Ναζωραῖος instead. The underlying Greek text in those verses reads Ναζαρηνός in some manuscript traditions but Ναζωραῖος in others, reflecting a well-known textual variant.

Lexicon Definition¶

From G3478 Ναζαρέθ; a Nazarene, i.e. inhabitant of Nazareth: — of Nazareth.

Louw-Nida Semantic Domain¶

Domain: 93.002 — Places (within 93: Names of Persons and Places)
Other words in subdomain: Ναζωραῖος (G3480), Ναζαρέθ (G3478), Ἀθηναῖος (G117), Αἰγύπτιος (G124), and other geographic gentilics

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
of Nazareth	4	100%

Uniformly rendered "of Nazareth" in every KJV occurrence — no translation variation.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Mark	3	0.4
Luke	1	0.1

Exclusively Synoptic. Absent from Matthew (which uses G3480 Ναζωραῖος), John, Acts, and all epistles. Mark accounts for 75% of all occurrences.

Morphological Forms Attested¶

Form	Parsing	Reference
Ναζαρηνέ	Vocative Sg M	Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34
Ναζαρηνοῦ	Genitive Sg M	Mark 14:67
Ναζαρηνόν	Accusative Sg M	Mark 16:6

No nominative or plural forms occur in the KJV-tagged occurrences. The vocative (direct address) accounts for half the uses.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Demonic Recognition of Jesus' Identity¶

Mark 1:24 — "Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God."
Luke 4:34 — "Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God."

Both are nearly identical accounts of an unclean spirit in the Capernaum synagogue addressing Jesus by this title in the vocative, paired immediately with "the Holy One of God." The geographic identifier contrasts with the supernatural confession.

2. Human Identification of Jesus¶

Mark 14:67 — "And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth."
Mark 16:6 — "And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him."

The servant girl at Peter's denial (14:67) and the angel at the empty tomb (16:6) both use it as a straightforward geographic identifier — "Jesus, the one from Nazareth."

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
ἅγιος (hagios)	G40	2× (50%)	"Jesus of Nazareth… the Holy One of God" — title paired with divine holiness
ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi)	G622	2× (50%)	"art thou come to destroy us?" — demonic fear of destruction
εἴδω (eido)	G1492	2× (50%)	"I know thee who thou art" — demonic recognition formula
θεός (theos)	G2316	2× (50%)	"the Holy One of God" — divine title following Nazarenos
ἔρχομαι (erchomai)	G2064	2× (50%)	"art thou come" — arrival/coming language
σταυρόω (stauroo)	G4717	1× (25%)	"which was crucified" — at the resurrection announcement
ἐγείρω (egeiro)	G1453	1× (25%)	"he is risen" — resurrection paired with Nazarene title
Πέτρος (Petros)	G4074	1× (25%)	Peter's denial scene — accusation of association

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
Ναζωραῖος (Nazoraios)	G3480	"of Nazareth" (12×)	The dominant NT form (15 total occurrences). Used across Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts. The form on the cross inscription (John 19:19). Possibly carries additional connotations beyond geography (cf. Matt 2:23 "He shall be called a Nazorean").
Ναζαρέθ (Nazareth)	G3478	"Nazareth" (12×)	The place name itself, not a gentilical adjective. Used for the town directly ("city called Nazareth," "came from Nazareth").

Word Family¶

G3478 Ναζαρέθ (Nazareth) — the place name from which Nazarēnos derives
G3480 Ναζωραῖος (Nazoraios) — the more common variant form (15 occurrences vs. 4)