Bible dictionaries
Jonas
What Bible dictionaries say about “Jonas”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Jonas - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
(1.) Greek form of Jonah (Matt. 12:39, 40, 41, etc.).
(2.) The father of the apostles Peter (John 21:15-17) and Andrew; but the reading should be (also in 1:42), as in the Revised Version, "John," instead of Jonas.
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(a dove).
- The prophet Jonah. (Matthew 12:39,40,41; 16:4)
- Father of Peter. (John 21:15-17) [JONA]
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
The article in Smith