What does "Galilean" mean in the Bible?
An inhabitant or native of Galilee. This word was used as a name of contempt as applied to our Lord’s disciples (Luke 22:59; Acts 2:7). Galilean appears in 5 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Galilean?
An inhabitant or native of Galilee. This word was used as a name of contempt as applied to our Lord’s disciples (Luke 22:59; Acts 2:7). All the apostles, with the exception of Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:11), were Galileans. Peter was detected by his Galilean accent (Matt. 26:69; Mark 14:70). This was also one of the names of reproach given to the early Christians. Julian the Apostate, as he is called, not only used the epithet himself when referring to Christ and his apostles, but he made it a law that no one should ever call the Christians by any other name.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Galilean?
Greek · G1057
Γαλιλαῖος
Galilaios
Galilean
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Galilean appear in the Bible?
Galilean is referenced in 5 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Acts 5:37
- Luke 22:59
- Luke 23:6
- Matthew 26:69
- Mark 14:70
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Galilean.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Galilean?
Galilean appears in 5 verses across 4 books, most often in Luke, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Galilean?
Luke, Acts, Matthew, Mark.
Where can I read every verse about Galilean?
This page lists 5 of them. Protos carries all 5, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
