Ἰεχονίας
Iechonías
G2423 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Personal name, referring specifically to Iechonías (Jeconiah), a royal Israelite individual. In Greek usage, denotes the Israelite king Jeconiah, a descendant of David and a figure mentioned in the genealogies of Israelite and Judean monarchs. In New Testament contexts, the name occurs in genealogical lists tracing lineage from David, especially in the Gospel of Matthew.
Semantic Range
personal name, royal Israelite/Judean figure, King Jeconiah/Jehoiachin, ancestor in genealogical lists
Root / Etymology
Greek form derived from the Hebrew יְכָנְיָה (Yəḵonyāh), meaning 'Yahweh establishes' or 'Yahweh will establish.' Formed from the root כון ('to establish, to set') and the theophoric element יה ('Yah[weh]'). The Greek Ἰεχονίας is a transliteration accommodating Greek phonology and script.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Ἰεχονίας faithfully renders the Hebrew royal name Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, a king of Judah in the 6th century BCE, notable for his deportation to Babylon. In the Greek Jewish Scriptures (Septuagint), transliterations of Hebrew names adapt to Greek orthographic and phonetic patterns. In the New Testament, Ἰεχονίας appears exclusively in Matthew's genealogy (Matt 1:11–12), linking the Davidic line to exilic and post-exilic periods. English tradition renders the name as either 'Jehoiachin' or 'Jechonias,' but the semantic content is the personal identity rather than a lexical meaning. The term serves a genealogical rather than descriptive function. The rendering 'Israelite' or 'Jew' as a gloss refers not to ethnicity, but to dynastic and historical identity, specifically the royal line descended from David. No significant semantic development of the name itself exists beyond its usage as a proper noun in Hellenistic Jewish and early Christian literature.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
of Hebrew origin (יְכׇנְיָה); Jechonias (i.e. Jekonjah), an Israelite:--Jechonias.
Root Family
Ἰεχονια- (Iechonías) — personal name, royal descendant, Jeconiah
Word Forms
2 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2423-01 |
Ἰεχονίαν | iechonian | N ACC M SG |
Jechonias | Jeconiah | Iechonias | 1 |
G2423-02 |
Ἰεχονίας | iechonias | N NOM M SG |
Jeconiah | Jeconiah | Iechonias | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
2 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G2423-01 |
Matthew 1:11 | Ἰεχονίαν | iechonian | N ACC M SG |
Jechonias | Jeconiah | Iechonias |
G2423-02 |
Matthew 1:12 | Ἰεχονίας | iechonias | N NOM M SG |
Jeconiah | Jeconiah | Iechonias |