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Strong's G3481 Ναθάν (nathan)

Nathan - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3481 — yisreeli (“of Israel”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3481
Language Greek
Linked Usages 45
Books 12

Strong's G3481 Quick Answer

Strong's G3481 Ναθάν (Nathan) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Nathan (nath-an') n/p. 1. Nathan, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H5416)] It has 45 linked Bible usages across 12 books. Visible English usage signals include nathan. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Nathan (nath-an') n/p. 1. Nathan, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H5416)]
Usage
45 linked usages
Books
12 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
nathan

Meaning and Definition

Nathan (nath-an') n/p. 1. Nathan, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H5416)] KJV: Nathan Root(s): H5416

Original Word
Ναθάν
Transliteration
Nathan
Derivation
Root: נָתָן R1: 5416
Morphology
Name Person

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3481. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G3481 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Nathan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Nathan Luke 3:31

How Strong's G3481 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 41 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3481 (Ναθάν) appears 47 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3481 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3481 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Luke 3:31 KJV

Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

Strong's G3481 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

41 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

2 Kingdoms 5:14 Septuagint / Brenton

And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon.

2 Kingdoms 5:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet,

2 Kingdoms 7:2 Septuagint / Brenton

that the king said to Nathan the prophet, Behold now, I live in a house of cedar, and the ark of the Lord dwells in the midst of a tent.

Strong's G3481 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

3 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:43 Septuagint / Brenton

then sent I unto Eleazar, and Iduel, and Maea, and Maasmas,

Tobit 5:14 Septuagint / Brenton

But tell me, what wages shall I give thee? wilt thou a drachma a day, and things necessary, as to mine own son?

Wisdom of Sirach 47:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David.

Usage Excerpts

First 45 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3481.

2 Kingdoms 5:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are the names of those that were born to him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon.
2 Kingdoms 5:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet,
2 Kingdoms 7:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that the king said to Nathan the prophet, Behold now, I live in a house of cedar, and the ark of the Lord dwells in the midst of a tent.
2 Kingdoms 7:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nathan said to the king, Go and do all that is in thy heart, for the Lord is with thee.
2 Kingdoms 7:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
2 Kingdoms 7:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so Nathan spoke to David.
2 Kingdoms 12:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Kingdoms 12:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David was greatly moved with anger against the man; and David said to Nathan, As the Lord lives, the man that did this thing shall surely die.
2 Kingdoms 12:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man that has done this. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee to be king over Israel, and I rescued thee out of the hand of Saul;
2 Kingdoms 12:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
2 Kingdoms 12:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord smote the child, which the wife of Uriah the Hittite bore to David, and it was ill.
2 Kingdoms 12:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jedidiah, for the Lord’s sake.
2 Kingdoms 23:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Igal the son of Nathan. The son of much valor, the son of Galaaddi.
3 Kingdoms 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men of David, did not follow Adonijah.
3 Kingdoms 1:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he did not call.
3 Kingdoms 1:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and our lord David knows it not?
3 Kingdoms 1:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And behold, while she was yet talking with the king, Nathan the prophet came. And it was reported to the king,
3 Kingdoms 1:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, Nathan the prophet is here: and he came in to the king’s presence, and did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground.
3 Kingdoms 1:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nathan said, My lord, O king, didst thou say, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
3 Kingdoms 1:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada: and they came in before the king.
3 Kingdoms 1:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him to be king over Israel, and do ye sound the trumpet, and ye shall say, Let King Solomon live.
3 Kingdoms 1:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zadok the priest went down, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethite, and the Pelethite, and they mounted Solomon upon the mule of King David, and led him away to Gihon.
3 Kingdoms 1:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the king has sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethite, and the Pelethite, and they have mounted him on the king’s mule;
3 Kingdoms 1:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him in Gihon, and have gone up thence rejoicing, and the city resounded: this is the sound which ye have heard.
3 Kingdoms 4:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan was the king’s friend.
4 Kingdoms 23:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he burned the horses which the kings of Judah had given to the sun in the entrance of the house of the Lord, by the treasury of Nathan the king’s eunuch, in the suburbs; and he burned the chariot of the sun with fire.
1 Chronicles 2:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Attai begot Nathan, and Nathan begot Zabad,
1 Chronicles 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these were born to him in Jerusalem; Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon; four of Bathsheba the daughter of Ammiel:
1 Chronicles 11:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Joel the son of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,
1 Chronicles 14:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are the names of those that were born, who were born to him in Jerusalem; Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
1 Chronicles 17:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass as David dwelt in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under curtains of skins.
1 Chronicles 17:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nathan said to David, Do all that is in thy heart; for God is with thee.
1 Chronicles 17:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass in that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying,
1 Chronicles 17:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so spoke Nathan to David.
1 Chronicles 29:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the rest of the acts of David, the former and the latter, are written in the history of Samuel the seer, and in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the history of Gad the seer,
2 Chronicles 9:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the rest of the acts of Solomon, the first and the last, behold, these are written in the words of Nathan the prophet, and in the words of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Joel the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
2 Chronicles 29:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, according to the commandment of King David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for by the commandment of the Lord the order was in the hand of the prophets.
Ezra 8:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
Ezra 10:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
Psalms 50:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
when Nathan the prophet came to him, when he had gone in to Bathsheba.
Zechariah 12:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the land shall lament in separate families, the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;
Luke 3:31 New Testament, KJV
Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
1 Esdras 8:43 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
then sent I unto Eleazar, and Iduel, and Maea, and Maasmas,
Tobit 5:14 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But tell me, what wages shall I give thee? wilt thou a drachma a day, and things necessary, as to mine own son?
Wisdom of Sirach 47:1 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3481, grouped by book.

2 Kingdoms 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3481 FAQ

What does nathan (Ναθάν) mean?

Nathan (Strong's G3481) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Nathan". Nathan (nath-an') n/p. 1. Nathan, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H5416)]

How many times is nathan (Ναθάν) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 45 linked usages for Strong's G3481 across 12 books.

Where can I study nathan (Ναθάν) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3481 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate nathan (Ναθάν)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as nathan. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3481 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 41 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 3 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3481, with linked reader references where each row is available.