Strong G2424G2424HἸησοῦς

Jesus

One of the 5 senses of Strong G2424

Transliteration
Iēsous
Pronunciation
ee-ay-sooce'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H3091];
Jesus (that is Jehoshua) the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites: - Jesus.

Meaning of the name

Jesus, Joshua, "Yahweh saves"

Detailed definition

Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ),

1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31, al.; Ἰησοῦ, voc., Mrk.1:24, al.

2. Joshua: Act.7:45, Heb.4:8.

3. Jesus, son of Eliezer: Luk.3:28.

4. Jesus, surnamed Justus: Col.4:11.

5. see: βαραββᾶς.
(AS)

In the biblical story

Barabbas

A notorious prisoner released instead of Jesus.

Barabbas, a notorious prisoner, was released by Pilate instead of Jesus at the crowd's demand.

Related words

Detailed Greek dictionary
Jesus, Greek form of Hebrew Joshua or Jehoshua, Saviour , [Refs 1st c.AD (New Testament)] (from Middle LSJ)