Dictionary entry

Γαλιλαία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

Γαλιλαία, -ας, ἡ (Heb. הַגָּלִיל, the circle, district),

Galilee, the name of the northern region of Palestine in NT times: Γ. τῶν ἐθνῶν, Mt 4:15^(LXX); θάλασσα τῆς Γ., Mt 15:29 (cf. Jo 6:1).