Ἰησοῦς

iesous

Jesus

of Hebrew origin (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.

G2424

John 8:58 · Word #3

Lexicon G2424

LemmaἸησοῦς
TransliterationIēsoûs
Strong'sG2424
In-contextJesus
LiteralJesus

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

LemmaἸησοῦς
Strong'sG2424

SIBI-P1 G2424-03

Yahweh-saves

RootἸησοῦς (Iēsous)
Core MeaningsYahweh saves, Yahweh is salvation, personal name derived from Joshua
Semantic RangePersonal name corresponding to Joshua; refers to Jesus of Nazareth, Joshua son of Nun, and other Jewish men bearing the same name; carries the embedded meaning of divine salvation.
Conceptual SignificanceAs the Greek form of Joshua, the name links Jesus of Nazareth with Israel’s earlier deliverer Joshua and proclaims in its very form the message of divine salvation. In the New Testament, the name embodies the claim that Yahweh’s saving action is realized through this person.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,NMS = noun, nominative, masculine, singular; proper name; second-declension masculine form adapted from Hebrew.
Rendering RationaleThe name Ἰησοῦς derives from the Hebrew יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yehoshua), meaning "Yahweh saves." Rendering it as "Yahweh-saves" preserves the verbal force and covenantal name embedded in the Hebrew root. The form here is nominative masculine singular, functioning as a proper masculine personal name in subject position.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root Ἰησοῦς (Yahweh saves, Yahweh is salvation, personal name derived from Joshua)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2424-01 iesou of/to Yahweh-is-salvation (masculine singular)
G2424-02 iesoun Yahweh-is-Salvation (accusative, masculine singular)
G2962-01 iesous YHWH-is-Salvation (masculine singular subject)

Word Usage (915 occurrences of G2424)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:1 Ἰησοῦ iesou of Jesus
Matthew 1:16 Ἰησοῦς iesous Jesus
Matthew 1:18 Ἰησοῦ iesou Jesus