Strong's Lexicon
G2492
G2492 — Ἰώβ
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2492 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἰώβ |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H347) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Iob |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ee-obe' |
| Meaning: | 1. Job (i.e. Ijob), a patriarch |
| KJV Renderings: | Job |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἰώβ, ὁ, indeclinable (àÄéÌåá i. e. harassed, afflicted (but questioned; see Gesenius, Lex. (8th edition, by Mhlau and Volck) under the word)), Job, the man commended in the didactic poem which bears his name in the canon of the O. T. (cf. Eze 14:14; Eze 14:20) for his piety, and his constancy and fortitude in the endurance of trials: Jas 5:11.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἰώβ (Job)
James 5:11
- KJV: Behold we count them happy which endure Ye have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the end of the Lord that the Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy
- GK: ιδού μακαρίζομεν τους υπομένοντας την υπομονήν Ιώβ ηκούσατε και το τέλος κυρίου είδετε ότι πολύσπλαγχνός εστι και οικτίρμων