Strong's Lexicon
G2424 — Ἰησοῦς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2424 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἰησοῦς |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H3091) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 917 |
| Transliteration: | Iesous |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ee-ay-sous` |
| Meaning: | 1. Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites |
| KJV Renderings: | Jesus |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἰησοῦς, Ἰησοῦ, dative Ἰησοῦ, accusative Ἰησοῦν, vocative Ἰησοῦ (Winer’s Grammar, § 10, 1), ὁ, Jesus (éÀäåùËÑòÇ and according to a later form, éÅùÑåÌòÇ , Syriac 9wSy [], i. e. whose help is Jehovah; German Gotthilf; but later writings gave the name the force of éÀùÑåÌòÈä, see Mat 1:21, cf. Sir 46:1 Ἰησοῦς ὅς ἐγένετο κατά τό ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μέγας ἐπί σωτηρία ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ, of Joshua, the successor of Moses; Philo, nom. mutat. § 21 Ἰησοῦς ἑρμηνεύεται σωτηρία κυρίου), a very common proper name among the Israelites; cf. Delitzsch, Der Jesusname, in the Zeitschr. f. d. luth. Theol. for 1876, p. 209f (or Talmudic Studies xv.). In the N. T.:
1. Joshua (fully Jehoshua), the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor: Act 7:45; Heb 4:8.
2. Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of Christ’s ancestors: Luk 3:29 L T Tr WH.
3. Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind: Mat 1:21; Mat 1:25; Luk 1:31; Luk 2:21, and very often; see κύριος and Χριστός.
4. Jesus Barabbas; see Βαραββᾶς.
5. Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in preaching the gospel: Col 4:11.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἰησοῦς (Jesus)
Matthew 1:1
- KJV: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ the son of David the son of Abraham
- GK: βίβλος γενέσεως Ιησού Χριστού υιού Δαβίδ υιού Αβραάμ
Matthew 1:16
- KJV: And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ
- GK: Ιακώβ δε εγέννησε τον Ιωσήφ τον άνδρα Μαρίας εξ ης εγεννήθη Ιησούς λεγόμενος Χριστός
Matthew 1:18
- KJV: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph before they came together she was found with child of the Holy Ghost
- GK: του δε Ιησού Χριστού η γέννησις ούτως ην μνηστευθείσης γαρ της μητρός αυτού Μαρίας τω Ιωσήφ πριν η συνελθείν αυτούς ευρέθη εν γαστρί έχουσα εκ πνεύματος αγίου
Matthew 1:21
- KJV: And she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call his name JESUS for he shall save his people from their sins
- GK: τέξεται δε υίον και καλέσεις το όνομα αυτού Ιησούν αυτός γαρ σώσει τον λαόν αυτού από των αμαρτιών αυτών
Matthew 1:25
- KJV: And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son and he called his name JESUS
- GK: και ουκ εγίνωσκεν αυτήν έως ου έτεκεν τον υιόν αυτής τον πρωτότοκον και εκάλεσε το όνομα αυτού Ιησούν
Matthew 2:1
- KJV: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king behold there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem
- GK: του δε Ιησού γεννηθέντος εν Βηθλεέμ της Ιουδαίας εν ημέραις Ηρώδου του βασιλέως ιδού μάγοι από ανατολών παρεγένοντο εις Ιεροσόλυμα
Matthew 3:13
- KJV: Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John to be baptized of him
- GK: τοτε παραγίνεται ο Ιησούς από της Γαλιλαίας επί τον Ιορδάνην προς τον Ιωάννη του βαπτισθήναι υπ΄ αυτού
Matthew 3:15
- KJV: And Jesus answering said unto him Suffer it to be so now for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness Then he suffered him
- GK: αποκριθείς δε ο Ιησούς είπε προς αυτόν άφες άρτι ούτω γαρ πρέπον εστίν ημίν πληρώσαι πάσαν δικαιοσύνην τότε αφίησιν αυτόν
Matthew 3:16
- KJV: And Jesus when he was baptized went up straightway out of the water and lo the heavens were opened unto him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him
- GK: και βαπτισθείς ο Ιησούς ανέβη ευθύς από του ύδατος και ιδού ανεώχθησαν αυτώ οι ουρανοί και είδε το πνεύμα του θεού καταβαίνον ωσεί περιστεράν και ερχόμενον επ΄ αυτόν
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