Strong's Lexicon
G2408 — Ἱερεμίας
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2408 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἱερεμίας |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H3414) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | Hieremias |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hee-er-em-ee'-as |
| Meaning: | 1. Hieremias (i.e. Jermijah), an Israelite |
| KJV Renderings: | Jeremiah |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἰερεμίας (WH Ἰερεμίας (see their Introductory § 408); so Rec.st in Mat 27:9), Ιερεμιου (Buttmann, 17 (16), 8), ὁ (éÄøÀîÀéÈä or éÄøÀîÀéÈäåÌ, equivalent to éÈäÌ éÄøÀîÆä ’Jehovah casts forth’ (his enemies?), or ’Jehovah hurls’ (his thunderbolts?); cf. Bleek, Einl. in das A. T. § 206, p. 469 (cf. B. D. under the word )), Jeremiah (A. V. also Jeremias, Jeremy), a famous Hebrew prophet, who prophesied from (circa) until the destruction of Jerusalem (). Afterward, he departed into Egypt, where he appears to have died; (cf. B. D. under the word Jeremiah, I. 6): Mat 2:17; Mat 16:14; Mat 27:9 (in the last passage his name is given by mistake, for the words quoted are found in Zec 11:12 f; (cf. Prof. Brown in the Journal of the Society for Biblical Literature and Exegesis for December, 1882, p. 101ff; Toy, Quot. in N. T., p. 68ff; for a history of attempted explanations, see Dr. James Morison, Commentary on Matthew, the passage cited)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἰερεμίας (Jeremiah)
Matthew 2:17
- KJV: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet saying
- GK: τότε επληρώθη το ρηθέν υπό Ιερεμίου του προφήτου λέγοντος
Matthew 16:14
- KJV: And they said Some John the Baptist some Elias and others Jeremias or one of the prophets
- GK: οι δε είπον οι μεν Ιωάννην τον βαπτιστήν άλλοι δε Ηλίαν έτεροι δε Ιερεμίαν η ένα των προφητών
Matthew 27:9
- KJV: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet saying And they took the thirty pieces of silver the price of him that was valued whom they of the children of Israel did value
- GK: τότε επληρώθη το ρηθέν διά Ιερεμίου του προφήτου λέγοντος και έλαβον τα τριάκοντα αργύρια την τιμήν του τετιμημένου ον ετιμήσαντο από υιών Ισραήλ