Dictionary entry

Γεννησαρέτ

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

Γεννησαρέτ (Rec. Γενησ-, Mk, l.c.; Targ. גְּנֵיסַר),

[in LXX: Γεννησάρ (as in some MSS. Mt, Mk), I Mac 11:67 *;]

Gennesaret, a fertile plain on W. shore of the Sea of Galilee; ἡ γῆ, Mt 14:34, Mk 6:53; ἡ λίμνη (יָם כִּנֶּרֶת, Nu 34:11, elsewhere ἡ θάλασσα τ. Γαλιλαίας, Mk 1:16; ἡ θ. τ. Τιβεριάδος, Jo 6:1), Lk 5:1.†