ἸΗΣΟΥΝ, ἰησουν
IĒSOUN, iēsoun
Sounds Like: ee-ay-SOON
Translations: Jesus, Joshua
From the root: ἸΗΣΟΥΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper name, the Greek form of the Hebrew name 'Joshua'. It refers primarily to Jesus Christ, the central figure of Christianity. It can also refer to other individuals named Joshua in the Old Testament or other historical figures. In a sentence, it functions as the direct object of a verb or the object of a preposition.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2424 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Barnabus
Clement of Rome
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 1:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 6:1, 7:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 1:3, 2:2, 20:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Philadelphians — 3:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 2:1, 3:1, 6:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 7:2, 8:2, 10:3, 12:1
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 2:49, 2:50, 2:51, 2:59
- Book 4 — 7:165, 7:171, 8:315, 8:326
- Book 5 — 1:49, 1:51, 1:58, 1:64, 1:114, 2:121
- Book 11 — 4:79, 4:112, 7:300
- Book 15 — 3:41, 9:322
- Book 20 — 9:203, 9:213, 9:223
Josephus' The Jewish War
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 13:1, 21:1
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 23:3, 35:1, 35:2, 35:5, 35:7, 35:8, 46:1, 62:5, 67:2, 68:8, 76:6, 103:4, 110:4, 113:1, 113:7, 115:2, 120:3, 132:1
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 12:67, 22:105, 22:108, 22:110, 35:178, 37:186, 38:193, 40:200, 54:279, 58:301
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo Clement of Rome
- Clement’s Second Letter — 17:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Numbers — 13:17, 27:18, 27:22, 32:28
- Deuteronomy — 31:7, 31:14
- Joshua — 2:23, 2:24, 3:7, 4:14, 5:15, 6:2, 7:3, 7:10, 7:23, 8:1, 8:18, 8:23, 9:2, 9:12, 9:14, 10:1, 10:4, 10:6, 10:8, 10:21, 10:24, 11:6, 13:1, 14:6, 18:9, 21:1, 24:21, 24:24
- 1 Chronicles — 2:38
- Haggai — 1:1, 2:2
- Zechariah — 3:1, 3:6
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 1:21, 1:25, 14:29, 17:8, 26:4, 26:50, 26:57, 27:17, 27:20, 27:22, 27:26, 27:27, 27:54, 28:5
- Mark — 5:6, 5:15, 6:30, 9:8, 10:50, 11:7, 14:53, 14:60, 15:1, 15:15, 16:6
- Luke — 1:31, 2:27, 5:12, 7:4, 8:28, 8:35, 8:40, 9:33, 10:29, 19:3, 19:35, 23:8, 23:20, 23:25
- John — 1:29, 1:43, 1:46, 5:16, 6:19, 6:24, 11:21, 11:56, 12:9, 12:11, 12:21, 17:3, 18:5, 18:7, 18:12, 18:19, 18:28, 18:33, 19:1, 19:13, 19:16, 19:18, 19:23, 19:33, 19:42, 20:14
- Acts — 1:16, 2:22, 2:32, 2:36, 3:13, 3:20, 4:27, 5:30, 5:42, 7:55, 8:35, 9:20, 10:38, 11:17, 11:20, 13:23, 13:32, 16:31, 17:7, 17:18, 18:5, 18:28, 19:4, 19:13, 19:15, 20:21, 24:24
- Romans — 4:24, 6:3, 8:11, 10:9, 13:14, 15:5
- 1 Corinthians — 2:2, 9:1
- 2 Corinthians — 4:5, 4:11, 4:14, 11:4
- Galatians — 2:16, 4:14
- Ephesians — 6:24
- Philippians — 3:20
- Colossians — 2:6
- 1 Thessalonians — 1:10, 2:15
- 2 Timothy — 2:8
- Philemon — 1:5
- Hebrews — 2:9, 3:1, 4:14, 12:2, 13:20
- 1 John — 2:1, 4:2, 4:3
- 2 John — 1:7
- Jude — 1:4
From the same root
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