Biblical Names Directory
2899 proper names with their meanings and transliterations. Search by name, meaning, or transliteration.
| Name | Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hierápolis G2404 | Ἱεράπολις | Hierápolis | Proper noun designating a city known as 'Hierapolis,' meaning 'sacred city' or 'holy city.' Refers specifically to the city in the region of Phrygia in … | 1 |
| Hieremías G2408 | Ἱερεμίας | Hieremías | Proper name; refers to the individual 'Jeremiah', a prominent prophet in ancient Israelite tradition. In Greek contexts, Ἱερεμίας is used to identify the prophet known … | 3 |
| Hierichṓ G2410 | Ἱεριχώ | Hierichṓ | Name of an ancient city located near the Jordan River in the southern Levant, known historically as Jericho. In Greek sources, Ἱεριχώ refers specifically to … | 7 |
| Hierosólyma G2414 | Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierosólyma | Name for the city of Jerusalem, used especially in Hellenistic and Koine Greek sources. Refers primarily to the city as a geographical, cultural, and political … | 139 |
| Iessaí G2421 | Ἰεσσαί | Iessaí | Personal name: Jesse. Refers to the name of a male Israelite, most notably the father of David in biblical tradition. Employed as a proper noun, … | 5 |
| Iephtháe G2422 | Ἰεφθάε | Iephtháe | A personal name transliterated as Jephthah; denotes a specific individual, an Israelite leader in the pre-monarchic period of Israel's history. Used exclusively as a proper … | 1 |
| Iechonías G2423 | Ἰεχονίας | Iechonías | 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 … | 2 |
| Iēsoûs G2424 | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsoûs | 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 … | 915 |
| Ióppē G2445 | Ἰόππη | Ióppē | Proper noun: a coastal city located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, known for its harbor. In the Greek and Roman periods, Ἰόππη … | 10 |
| Iordánēs G2446 | Ἰορδάνης | Iordánēs | The proper name for the river known in Greek as the Jordan; the main watercourse flowing from north to south in the region, with the … | 15 |
| Ioúdas G2455 | Ἰούδας | Ioúdas | Proper name used for several individuals; primarily refers to (1) Judah, the ancestral figure after whom the tribe and region of Judah are named, and … | 46 |
| Ioulía G2456 | Ἰουλία | Ioulía | A personal name; Julia, a feminine personal name of Latin origin used in the Roman world, referring to a woman likely associated with the imperial … | 1 |
| Ioúlios G2457 | Ἰούλιος | Ioúlios | A proper name, Julius; a Latin personal name used in the Roman world, referring specifically in the New Testament to a centurion of the Augustan … | 2 |
| Iouniâs G2458 | Ἰουνιᾶς | Iouniâs | Personal name, referring to an individual in early Christ-community texts; generally treated as a masculine name, though the underlying Greek is ambiguous and could indicate … | 1 |
| Ioûstos G2459 | Ἰοῦστος | Ioûstos | A personal name, transliterated as Justus, meaning 'upright, just, righteous.' Used as a proper noun referring to specific individuals identified as Justus in the New … | 3 |
| Isaák G2464 | Ἰσαάκ | Isaák | Isaak; proper name referring specifically to the son of Abraham and Sarah in Israelite tradition. In Greek usage, Ἰσαάκ is an untranslated phonetic rendering of … | 20 |
| Isachár G2466 | Ἰσαχάρ | Isachár | Proper name: Issachar, a personal name originally designating the son of Jacob/Israel and Leah, and subsequently the eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes … | 1 |
| Iskariṓtēs G2469 | Ἰσκαριώτης | Iskariṓtēs | A byname or epithet indicating an individual from Kerioth; most notably used as a designation for Judas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. The … | 11 |
| Israḗl G2474 | Ἰσραήλ | Israḗl | Proper noun denoting (1) the patriarch Israel (the renamed Jacob, son of Isaac); (2) a collective term for his descendants, the Israelites; (3) a term … | 68 |
| Itouraḯa G2484 | Ἰτουραΐα | Itouraḯa | A geographic region in the northern Transjordan, east of the Sea of Galilee and the upper Jordan Valley; the land associated with the descendants of … | 1 |
| Iōátham G2488 | Ἰωάθαμ | Iōátham | Iōátham is a proper noun used for a personal name, referring specifically to the Israelite/Judahite royal figure Jotham found in Hebrew scripture. It functions exclusively … | 2 |
| Iōánna G2489 | Ἰωάννα | Iōánna | Feminine personal name; Joanna. In the New Testament, Ἰωάννα refers to a woman associated with the followers of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. The … | 2 |
| Iōannâs G2490 | Ἰωαννᾶς | Iōannâs | A personal name: Iōannas, borne by a male figure in the New Testament. The lexical meaning is that of a proper noun designating a specific … | 1 |
| Iōánnēs G2491 | Ἰωάννης | Iōánnēs | Personal name; refers to an individual bearing the name Ἰωάννης. In Greek sources of the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Ἰωάννης is a proper noun used … | 135 |
| Iṓb G2492 | Ἰώβ | Iṓb | Proper noun: Job (Hebrew אִיּוֹב, Iyov); personal name identifying a prominent non-Israelite figure depicted as the central character in the biblical Book of Job. Used … | 1 |
| Iōḗl G2493 | Ἰωήλ | Iōḗl | Proper name; Joel, an Israelite personal name meaning 'YHWH is God.' Used to refer to individuals, notably the prophet Joel in the Hebrew Bible. The … | 1 |
| Iōnán G2494 | Ἰωνάν | Iōnán | Personal name used in genealogical lists; refers specifically to an individual in the ancestral lineage presented in the Gospel of Luke. Serves as a Hellenized … | 1 |
| Iōnâs G2495 | Ἰωνᾶς | Iōnâs | Masculine proper noun: 'Iōnas' is the Greek transliteration of a personal name, used primarily for both the prophet Jonah in the Hebrew scriptures and the … | 9 |
| Iōrám G2496 | Ἰωράμ | Iōrám | A personal name, 'Joram' (of Hebrew origin), derived from the meaning 'Yahweh is exalted.' In the Greek of the Septuagint and New Testament genealogies, Ἰωράμ … | 2 |
| Iōreím G2497 | Ἰωρείμ | Iōreím | Proper name: Iōreím (Jorim), a personal name signifying an individual in a genealogical context. Used specifically to denote an Israelite ancestor, appearing in the ancestry … | 1 |
| Iōsaphát G2498 | Ἰωσαφάτ | Iōsaphát | Proper name referencing Jehoshaphat, a notable Israelite king; specifically, a personal name used for historical individuals, primarily found in genealogies or as a name reference. … | 2 |
| Iōsēs G2500 | Ἰωσῆς | Iōsēs | A male proper name in Koine Greek, representing an abbreviated or alternate form of 'Joseph' (Ἰωσήφ), principally used for personal identification. In the New Testament, … | 3 |
| Iōsḗph G2501 | Ἰωσήφ | Iōsḗph | Personal name, Joseph; commonly used as a proper noun to designate specific male individuals, especially in reference to prominent figures in Israelite and Judean history … | 36 |
| Iōsías G2502 | Ἰωσίας | Iōsías | Proper name; Josiah, a historical figure who was king of Judah. In Greek usage, the term refers specifically to this royal person, deriving ultimately from … | 2 |
| Kaïáphas G2533 | Καϊάφας | Kaïáphas | Proper name designating an individual, specifically a notable high priest in early 1st-century Judea; refers to 'Caiaphas,' personal name attested in historical sources as Joseph, … | 9 |
| Káïn G2535 | Κάϊν | Káïn | A proper noun used as a personal name referring specifically to the biblical figure Cain, the firstborn son of Adam and Eve. Represents the individual … | 3 |
| Kaïnán G2536 | Καϊνάν | Kaïnán | Proper noun referring to the personal name 'Kainan.' In Greek biblical literature, this denotes a male ancestral figure in genealogical lists. Used for two different … | 2 |
| Kaîsar G2541 | Καῖσαρ | Kaîsar | The title 'Caesar,' originally a personal name, which became the standard designation for the Roman emperor; by extension, refers to the ruler or office of … | 29 |
| Alphaîos G256 | Ἀλφαῖος | Alphaîos | Proper name; Alphaeus. Refers to a male individual in the context of the New Testament, typically signifying 'Alphaeus, the father of an Israelite person.' Appears … | 5 |
| Kanâ G2580 | Κανᾶ | Kanâ | Proper noun. Refers to Cana, a village or small town in Galilee mentioned in the New Testament as the site of notable events. The primary … | 4 |
| Kandákē G2582 | Κανδάκη | Kandákē | Proper name referring to a female sovereign; specifically, the title of the reigning queen or the queen mother in the kingdom of Meroë (Nubia), located … | 1 |
| Kapernaoúm G2584 | Καπερναούμ | Kapernaoúm | A town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee, called Kapernaoum, noted as a significant locale in early Roman-period Galilee, especially as a … | 16 |
| Kárpos G2591 | Κάρπος | Kárpos | A male personal name, Carpus; likely indicating an individual, presumably of Greek background, named in early Christian texts. In the New Testament, Carpus appears as … | 1 |
| Kedrṓn G2748 | Κεδρών | Kedrṓn | A proper noun designating the Kidron, typically referring to the Kidron Valley—a ravine or seasonal brook east of Jerusalem, lying between the city and the … | 1 |
| Kēphâs G2786 | Κηφᾶς | Kēphâs | Transliteration of an Aramaic nickname meaning 'rock' or 'stone,' applied to Simon, one of Jesus' disciples. In the New Testament, Κηφᾶς serves as an alternative … | 9 |
| Kís G2797 | Κίς | Kís | Proper noun: Kís, the Greek rendering of the Hebrew personal name Qīš (Kish); refers specifically to an individual of Israelite descent, most notably known as … | 1 |
| Ágar G28 | Ἄγαρ | Ágar | Proper noun: Hagar. The personal name of the Egyptian woman who, according to Israelite tradition, became the servant or handmaid of Sarah and mother of … | 2 |
| Klaudía G2803 | Κλαυδία | Klaudía | A personal name, feminine in form, referring to a woman named Claudia. Used as a proper noun, the primary lexical meaning is the name itself, … | 1 |
| Klaúdios G2804 | Κλαύδιος | Klaúdios | A male personal name, originally of Latin origin, used in reference to several individuals in the Roman world, including notable historical figures. In Greek texts, … | 3 |
| Kleópas G2810 | Κλεόπας | Kleópas | A personal name, Cleopas; refers to an individual mentioned as a follower of Jesus. The name is a contracted form likely meaning 'renowned father' or … | 1 |