Ἰησοῦς

Iēsoûs

Jesus

Personal name. Most prominently refers to 1) Iēsoûs of Nazareth, figure from 1st-century Judea; 2) Joshua son of Nun—the successor to Moses in Israelite tradition—as well as lesser-known Israelites in the Greek Bible. The core meaning is 'Yahweh is salvation' but the Greek term is used as a proper name for various individuals, primarily in reference to Yeshua/Joshua. In Hellenistic and Roman contexts, Ἰησοῦς designates persons with the Hebrew/Aramaic name Yĕhōšūaʿ or Yēšūaʿ, and does not inherently carry theological meaning.

G2424

Matthew 1:16 · Word #12

Lexicon G2424

LemmaἸησοῦς
TransliterationIēsoûs
Strong'sG2424
DefinitionPersonal name. Most prominently refers to 1) Iēsoûs of Nazareth, figure from 1st-century Judea; 2) Joshua son of Nun—the successor to Moses in Israelite tradition—as well as lesser-known Israelites in the Greek Bible. The core meaning is 'Yahweh is salvation' but the Greek term is used as a proper name for various individuals, primarily in reference to Yeshua/Joshua. In Hellenistic and Roman contexts, Ἰησοῦς designates persons with the Hebrew/Aramaic name Yĕhōšūaʿ or Yēšūaʿ, and does not inherently carry theological meaning.

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

Common Translation

PhraseJesus
LiteralJesus

Lexical Info

LemmaἸησοῦς
Strong'sG2424

SIBI-P1 Translation G2424-03

Iēsous

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative masculine singular; proper name functioning as subject form.
Rendering RationaleἸησοῦς is a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew/Aramaic personal name Yĕhōšūaʿ/Yēšūaʿ. As a nominative masculine singular proper noun, it is best rendered by its standard English form "Iēsous," preserving its function as a personal name without adding theological interpretation.

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