In short
In Matthew, the Greek word hodon (a translation of the Hebrew derea) means the way of
the sea, either along the Mediterranean or along the Sea of Tiberias, depending which sea is meant
The Greek word hodon (a translation of the Hebrew word derea) is a Hebraism, which in Matthew 4:15 functions as a preposition translated as the way of
the sea. Depending on whether the sea
here indicates the Mediterranean sea or the Sea of Galilee, it describes either the territory to the west of Zebulun and Naphtali or the area next to the Sea of Tiberias.
14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: