Original: Ἰουδαία

Transliteration: Ioudaía

Phonetic: ee-oo-dah'-yah

Short Definition: Judæa

- Original: Ἰουδαία

- Transliteration: Ioudaia

- Phonetic: ee-oo-dah'-yah

- Definition: Judaea = "he shall be praised"

1. in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea

2. in a broader sense, referring to all Palestine

- Origin: feminine of G2453 (with G1093 implied)

- TDNT entry: 08:56,4

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Location

- Strong's: Feminine of G2453 (with G1093 implied); the Judaean land (that is judaea) a region of Palestine: - Juda.

Cognate: G2448, G2450, G2451, G2452, G2453, G2454