Strong G2455G2455JἸούδας

Judah

One of the 8 senses of Strong G2455

Transliteration
Ioudas
Pronunciation
ee-oo-das'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Of Hebrew origin [H3063];
Judas (that is Jehudah) the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region: - Juda (-h -s); Jude.

Meaning of the name

Judah, Judas, Jude, "praised"

Detailed definition

Ἰούδας, -α
dative -ᾳ,
accusative -αν
(so in LXX, and also rarely, Ἰουδά, indecl.; cf. Thack., Gr., 163) (Heb. יְהוּדָה)
1. Judah, son of Jacob: Mat.1:2-3, Luk.3:33; φυλή Ἰ., Rev.5:5 7:5; by meton., of the tribe, Heb.7:14; of its confines, γῆ Ἰ., Mat.2:6;πόλις Ἰ., Luk.1:39.

2. Judah (unknown): Luk.3:30.

3. Judas Iscariot (see: Ἰσκαριώτης): Mat.10:4, Mrk.3:19, Luk.6:16, Jhn.6:71 13:2, al.

4. Judas, the Lord's brother (see: ἀδελφός): Mat.13:55, Mrk.6:3 (prob.), Ju 1.

5. Judas the Apostle, son of James (see: Θαδδαῖος): Luk.6:16, Jhn.14:22, Act.1:13.

6. Judas, of Damascus: Act.9:11.

7. Judas, surnamed Βαρσαββᾶς (which see): Act.15:22, 27 15:32.

8. Judas the Galilean: Act.5:37
Ἰωδά
(Rec. Ἰούδα)
Joda: Luk.3:26.†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Judah

An ancestor of Jesus Christ

Judah is listed as an ancestor of Jesus Christ in Luke's genealogy.

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