ἸΑΝΝΑΣ, ἰαννας
IANNAS, iannas
Sounds Like: ee-AN-nas
Translations: Jannas
From the root: ΙΑΝΝΑΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This word appears to be a proper noun, likely a personal name. It is very similar to the name 'Jannes' (Ἰαννῆς), which is found in the New Testament as one of the Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses. However, 'ἸΑΝΝΑΣ' itself is not a standard form found in common Koine Greek texts like the Septuagint or New Testament. It might be a variant spelling, a transliteration from another language, or potentially a misspelling of 'Jannes' or a similar name. In the provided context, it seems to refer to a person.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Unknown: Yes
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 14:81
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΙΑΝΝΑΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΙΑΝΝΑΣ — Jannes
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