Nēsos νῆσος

Nēsos (Greek νῆσος, Strong's G3520) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “island”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Nēsos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Acts

• Acts 13:6
  And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar–jesus:They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
• Acts 27:26
  Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.However, we must run aground on some island.”
• Acts 28:1
  And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
• Acts 28:7
  In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
• Acts 28:9
  So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
• Acts 28:11
  And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.

Revelation

• Revelation 1:9
  I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance that are in Jesus, was on the island of Patmos because of the word of God and my testimony about Jesus.
• Revelation 6:14
  And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places.The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place.
• Revelation 16:20
  And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.Then every island fled, and no mountain could be found.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).