Νι- Names

Νίγερ

• Meaning: Niger
• Note: Surname of Simeon (Acts 13:1)

Νικάνωρ

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Nicanor
• Note: Son of Patroclus; general of Syrian army (1Macc 3:38; 2Macc 8:9)
• Note: Nicanor Seleucus: Governor of Cyprus (2Macc 12:2; 4Macc 3:20)
• Note: One of seven men chosen to oversee the provisions for widows and poor (Acts 6:5)
• Forms:
  • Νικάνορα Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Νικάνορι Noun: Dat Sing Masc
  • Νικάνορος Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Νικήτη

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Nicetes
• Note: The father of Herod the police captain (Mart-pol 8:2; 17:2)
• Forms:
  • Νικήτην Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Νικήτης Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Νικόδημος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Nicodemus
• Note: Pharisee and member of the Sanhedrin (John 3:1-21)
• Forms:
  • Νικοδήμου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Νικολαΐτης

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Nicolaitans
• Note: A heretical group that practised false freedom (Rev 2:6)
• Forms:
  • Νικολαϊτῶν Noun: Gen Plur Masc

Νικόλαος

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Nicolas, Nicolaus
• Note: One of seven men chosen to oversee the provisions for widows and poor (Acts 6:5)
• Forms:
  • Νικόλαον Noun: Acc Sing Masc
  • Νικολάου Noun: Gen Sing Masc

Νικόπολις

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Fem
• Meaning: Nicopolis
• Note: A city in Epirus built by Augustus Caesar in 31BC (Titus 3:12)
• Forms:
  • Νικοπόλεως Noun: Gen Sing Fem
  • Νικόπολιν Noun: Acc Sing Fem

Νινευή, Νινευῆ

• Parse: Noun: Nom/Acc/Gen Sing Fem
• Meaning: Nineveh
• Note: Capital of the Assyrian Empire, located in north Mesopotamia (Jonah 1:1ff)
• Forms:
  • Νινευῇ Noun: Dat Sing Fem

Νινευήτης

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Nineveh
• Note: (Tobit 2:2)
• Forms:
  • Νινευητῶν Noun: Gen Plur Masc

Νινευΐ

• Parse: Noun: indeclined Fem
• Meaning: Nineveh
• Note: (Gen 10:11)

Νινευίτης

• Parse: Noun: Nom Sing Masc
• Meaning: Ninevite
• Note: demonym of Nineveh (1Clem 7:7)
• Forms:
  • Νινευῖται Noun: Nom Plur Masc
  • Νινευΐταις, Νινευίταις Noun: Dat Plur Masc

Νισά

• Meaning: Nisan
• Note: The first month in the Jewish calendar (Esther 1:1)

Νισάν

• Meaning: Nisan
• Note: The first month in the Jewish calendar (Esther 8:9)

Νισία, Νισιά

• Meaning: Neziah
• Note: Leader of some Nethanim who led captives out of Babylon (Ezra 2:54)

Νιφίς

• Meaning: Nephis, Niphis
• Note: Hometown of 156 who came out of captivity (1Esdras 5:21)