ΙΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΣ, ιερωνυμος
IERŌNYMOS, ierōnymos
Sounds Like: hee-eh-ROH-noo-moss
Translations: Hieronymus, Jerome
From the root: ΙΕΡΩΝΥΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Hieronymus is a male proper name of Greek origin. It is a compound word derived from 'ἱερός' (hieros), meaning 'sacred' or 'holy', and 'ὄνυμα' (onyma), meaning 'name'. Thus, the name means 'sacred name' or 'holy name'. It refers to individuals named Hieronymus, most notably Saint Jerome (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus), a prominent Christian scholar and theologian.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G2416 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:76
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 12:2
From the same root
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