Ἰούδας

ioudas

of Hebrew origin (יְהוּדָה); Judas (i.e. Jehudah), the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region:--Juda(-h, -s); Jude.

G2455

Matthew 13:55 · Word #24

Lexicon G2455

LemmaἸούδας
TransliterationIoúdas
Strong'sG2455

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

LemmaἸούδας
Strong'sG2455

SIBI-P1 G2455-04

Judah ("Praise")

RootἸούδας (Ioudas)
Core MeaningsJudah, Judas, praise, praised one
Semantic RangeThe personal name Judah/Judas; the patriarch son of Jacob; the tribe descended from him; the southern kingdom/region of Judah; various Second Temple–period individuals bearing the name.
Conceptual SignificanceThe name links New Testament figures to the patriarch Judah, whose name signifies "praise," reflecting Leah’s praise of YHWH (Gen 29:35). It evokes tribal identity, messianic lineage (the Lion of Judah), and covenant continuity, even when borne by contrasting figures such as Judah/Judas the apostle and Judas Iscariot.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,NMS — proper noun, nominative, masculine, singular; functioning as the subject or predicate nominative in a clause.
Rendering RationaleἸούδας is a nominative masculine singular proper noun of Hebrew origin (יְהוּדָה, Yehudah), meaning "praise." The rendering "Judah (\"Praise\")" preserves the personal name in its subject (nominative) form while transparently reflecting the underlying Hebrew root sense.

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

Words from Root Ἰούδας (Judah, Judas, praise, praised one)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G2455-02 iouda of Judah

Word Usage (46 occurrences of G2455)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:2 Ἰούδαν ioudan Judas
Matthew 1:3 Ἰούδας ioudas Judas
Matthew 2:6 Ἰούδα iouda of Judah
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