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Βερνίκη (Berniké) -- Bernice</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/959.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/12-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/959.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 959</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/958.htm" title="958">◄</a> 959. Berniké <a href="../greek/960.htm" title="960">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Berniké: Bernice</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">Βερνίκη</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Berniké<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ber-nee'-kay<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ber-nee'-kay)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Bernice<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Bernice, daughter of Agrippa I and Kypros, and sister of M. Julius Agrippa II.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Macedonian Greek name "Berenice," which means "bearer of victory."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There are no direct Hebrew equivalents for Bernice, as it is a Greek name and the character is specific to the New Testament context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Bernice is a proper noun used to refer to a historical figure in the New Testament. She was the daughter of Herod Agrippa I and sister to Herod Agrippa II. Bernice is mentioned in the context of the trial of the Apostle Paul.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Bernice was a member of the Herodian dynasty, a ruling family in Judea during the time of the Roman Empire. The Herodians were known for their complex and often controversial relationships with the Roman authorities. Bernice's life was marked by political intrigue and familial alliances. She was known for her beauty and influence, and her presence at the trial of Paul highlights the intersection of political and religious dynamics in the first-century Judeo-Roman world.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a Macedonian form of <a href="/greek/5342.htm">pheró</a> and <a href="/greek/3529.htm">niké</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>Berenice, Bernice, daughter of Herod Agrippa I<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Bernice (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 959: Βερνίκη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">Βερνίκη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">Βερνίκης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (for <span class="greek2">Βερενικη</span>, and this the Macedonic form (cf. Sturz, De dial. Mac., p. 31) of <span class="greek2">Φερενικη</span> (i. e. victorious)), <span class="accented">Bernice or Berenice,</span> daughter of Herod Agrippa the elder. She married first her uncle Herod, king of Chalcis, and after his death Polemon, king of Cilicia. Deserting him soon afterward, she returned to her brother Agrippa, with whom previously when a widow she was said to have lived incestuously. Finally she became for a tithe the mistress of the emperor Titus (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 19, 5, 1; 20, 7, 1 and 3; <span class="abbreviation">Tacitus</span>, hist. 2, 2 and 81; <span class="abbreviation">Suetonius</span>, Titus 7): <a href="/interlinear/acts/25-13.htm">Acts 25:13, 23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/acts/26-30.htm">Acts 26:30</a>. Cf. Hausrath in <span class="abbreviation">Schenkel</span> i., p. 396f; (Farrar, St. Paul, ii. 599f).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Bernice. <p>From a provincial form of <a href="/greek/5342.htm">phero</a> and <a href="/greek/3529.htm">nike</a>; victorious; Bernice, a member of the Herodian family -- Bernice. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5342.htm">phero</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3529.htm">nike</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>Βερνικη Βερνίκη Βερνικης Βερνίκης Bernike Bernikē Berníke Berníkē Bernikes Bernikēs Berníkes Berníkēs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/acts/25-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">βασιλεὺς καὶ <b>Βερνίκη</b> κατήντησαν εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Agrippa <span class="itali">and Bernice</span> arrived<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Agrippa and <span class="itali">Bernice</span> came unto<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> king and <span class="itali">Bernice</span> came down to<p><b><a href="/text/acts/25-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 25:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τῆς <b>Βερνίκης</b> μετὰ πολλῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> came together <span class="itali">with Bernice</span> amid great<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was come, and <span class="itali">Bernice,</span> with great<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/25-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and <span class="itali">Bernice</span> with great<p><b><a href="/text/acts/26-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Acts 26:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular">N-NFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἥ τε <b>Βερνίκη</b> καὶ οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/acts/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> up and the governor <span class="itali">and Bernice,</span> and those<br><a href="/kjvs/acts/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and <span class="itali">Bernice,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/acts/26-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> also <span class="itali">Bernice</span> and those who<p><b><a href="/greek/959.htm">Strong's Greek 959</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_959.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/bernike__959.htm">Βερνίκη — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/bernike_s_959.htm">Βερνίκης — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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