Ἰησοῦ
iesou
Jesus
of Hebrew origin (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.
Mark 9:4 · Word #11
Lexicon G2424
| Lemma | Ἰησοῦς |
| Transliteration | Iēsoûs |
| Strong's | G2424 |
| In-context | Jesus |
| Literal | Jesus |
Morphology N DAT M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | Ἰησοῦς |
| Strong's | G2424 |
SIBI-P1 G2424-01
of/to Yahweh-is-salvation (masculine singular)
| Root | Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) |
| Core Meanings | Yahweh is salvation, Yahweh saves |
| Semantic Range | Personal name referring primarily to Jesus of Nazareth; also used of Joshua son of Nun and other Jewish men bearing the same name. |
| Conceptual Significance | The name encapsulates the mission and identity attributed to Jesus in the New Testament—embodying the declaration that Yahweh brings salvation. Its Hebrew roots connect the Messiah to Israel’s covenant history and to earlier figures named Joshua, especially the successor of Moses. |
| Morphological Notes | Proper noun, masculine singular; either genitive (GMS: “of Yahweh-is-salvation”) or dative (DMS: “to/for Yahweh-is-salvation”), depending on context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form Ἰησοῦ is the genitive or dative masculine singular of Ἰησοῦς, a Greek rendering of the Hebrew יְהוֹשׁוּעַ (Yehoshua, “Yahweh is salvation”). Rendering it as “of/to Yahweh-is-salvation” preserves both the underlying theophoric meaning of the name and the grammatical case functions (genitive: possession/source; dative: indirect object/reference). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root Ἰησοῦς (Yahweh is salvation, Yahweh saves)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G2424-02 |
iesoun | Yahweh-is-Salvation (accusative, masculine singular) |
G2424-03 |
iesous | Yahweh-saves |
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 |