Strong's Lexicon
G2495 — Ἰωνᾶς
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2495 |
|---|---|
| Word: | Ἰωνᾶς |
| Part of Speech: | Name Person |
| Etymology: | of Hebrew origin (H3124) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | Ionas |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ee-o-nas` |
| Meaning: | 1. Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites |
| KJV Renderings: | Jonas |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
Ἰωνᾶς, Ἰωνᾶ (Buttmann, 20 (17f)), ὁ (éåðÈä a dove), Jonah (or Jonas);
1. Jonah, the O. T. prophet, a native of Gath-hepher in the tribe of Zebulun. He lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel (2Ki 14:25). The narrative of his miraculous experiences, constructed for a didactic purpose, is given in the book which bears his name (on the historic character of which cf. B. D. (especially Arh. edition) or McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopaedia, under the word; also Ladd, Doctr. of Sacr. Script. i. 65ff): Mat 12:39-41; Mat 16:4; Luk 11:29 ff,.
2. Jonah (or Jonas), a fisherman, father of the apostle Peter: Mat 16:17 (L T WH here Βαριωνᾶ, see βαριωνας); Joh 1:42 (43) (R G L marginal reading Tr marginal reading, and R G in) Joh 21:15,(16,17) (see Ἰωάννης, 3).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
Ἰωνᾶς (Jonas)
Matthew 12:39
- KJV: But he answered and said unto them An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonas
- GK: ο δε αποκριθείς είπεν αυτοίς γενεά πονηρά και μοιχαλίς σημείον επιζητεί και σημείον ου δοθήσεται αυτή ει το σημείον Ιωνά του προφήτου
Matthew 12:40
- KJV: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth
- GK: ώσπερ γαρ ην Ιωνάς εν τη κοιλία του κήτους τρεις ημέρας και τρεις νύκτας ούτως έσται ο υιός του ανθρώπου εν τη καρδία της γης τρεις ημέρας και τρεις νύκτας
Matthew 12:41
- KJV: The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonas and behold a greater than Jonas here
- GK: άνδρες Νινευϊται αναστήσονται εν τη κρίσει μετά της γενεάς ταύτης και κατακρινούσιν αυτήν ότι μετενόησαν εις το κήρυγμα Ιωνά και ιδού πλείον Ιωνά ώδε
Matthew 16:4
- KJV: A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign and there shall no sign be given unto it but the sign of the prophet Jonas And he left them and departed
- GK: γενεά πονηρά μοιχαλίς σημείον επιζητεί και σημείον ου δοθήσεται αυτή ει το σημείον Ιωνά του προφήτου και καταλιπών αυτούς απήλθε
Luke 11:29
- KJV: And when the people were gathered thick together he began to say This is an evil generation they seek a sign and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonas the prophet
- GK: των δε όχλων επαθροιζομένων ήρξατο λέγειν η γενεά αύτη πονηρά εστι σημείον επιζητεί και σημείον ου δοθήσεται αυτή ει το σημείον Ιωνά του προφήτου
Luke 11:30
- KJV: For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites so shall also the Son of man be to this generation
- GK: καθώς γαρ εγένετο Ιωνάς σημείον τοις Νινευϊταις ούτως έσται και ο υιός του ανθρώπου τη γενεά ταύτη
Luke 11:32
- KJV: The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it for they repented at the preaching of Jonas and behold a greater than Jonas here
- GK: άνδρες Νινευϊ αναστήσονται εν τη κρίσει μετά της γενεάς ταύτης και κατακρινούσιν αυτήν ότι μετενόησαν εις το κήρυγμα Ιωνά και ιδού πλείον Ιωνά ώδε
John 1:42
- KJV: And he brought him to Jesus And when Jesus beheld him he said Thou art Simon the son of Jona thou shalt be called Cephas which is by interpretation A stone
- GK: και ήγαγεν αυτόν προς τον Ισηούν εμβλέψας δε αυτώ ο Ιησούς είπε συ ει Σίμων ο υιός Ιωνά συ κληθήση Κηφάς ο ερμηνεύεται πέτρος
John 21:15
- KJV: So when they had dined Jesus saith to Simon Peter Simon of Jonas lovest thou me more than these He saith unto him Yea Lord thou knowest that I love thee He saith unto him Feed my lambs
- GK: ότε ούν ηρίστησαν λέγει τω Σίμωνι Πέτρω ο Ιησούς Σίμων Ιωνά αγαπάς με πλείον τούτων λέγει αυτώ ναι κύριε συ οίδας ότι φιλώ σε λέγει αυτώ βόσκε τα αρνία μου