Ἰησοῦς

iesous

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

G2424

Matthew 11:1 · Word #6

Lexicon G2424

LemmaἸησοῦς
TransliterationIēsoûs
Strong'sG2424

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

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.

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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