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Lexicon :: Strong's G2408 - ieremias

Aa
Ἰερεμίας
Transliteration
ieremias (Key)
Pronunciation
hee-er-em-ee'-as
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin יִרְמְיָה (H3414)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 3:218,*

Strong’s Definitions

Ἱερεμίας Hieremías, hee-er-em-ee'-as; of Hebrew origin (H3414); Hieremias (i.e. Jermijah), an Israelite:—Jeremiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G2408 in the following manner: Jeremias (1x), Jeremy (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G2408 in the following manner: Jeremias (1x), Jeremy (2x).

  1. Jeremiah = "whom Jehovah has appointed"

    1. the son of Hilkiah of the priests that were in Anathoth. He was called very young (B.C. 626) to the prophetic office, and prophesied 42 years. He probably died in Egypt.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἱερεμίας Hieremías, hee-er-em-ee'-as; of Hebrew origin (H3414); Hieremias (i.e. Jermijah), an Israelite:—Jeremiah.
STRONGS G2408:
Ἰερεμίας [WH Ἰερ. (see their Introductory § 408); so Rec.st in Matthew 27:9], -ου [Buttmann, 17 (16), 8], ὁ, (יִרְמְיָה or יִרְמְיָהוּ, equivalent to יָהּ יִרְמֶה 'Jehovah casts forth' (his enemies?), or 'Jehovah hurls' (his thunderbolts?); cf. Bleek, Einl. in das A. T. § 206, p. 469, [cf. B. D. under the word Jeremiah]), Jeremiah [A. V. also Jeremias, Jeremy], a famous Hebrew prophet, who prophesied from [circa] B. C. 627 until the destruction of Jerusalem [B. C. 586]. Afterward, he departed into Egypt, where he appears to have died; [cf. B. D. under the word Jeremiah, I. 6]: Matthew 2:17; Matthew 16:14; Matthew 27:9 (in the last passage his name is given by mistake, for the words quoted are found in Zechariah 11:12f; [cf. Prof. Brown in the Journal of the Society for Biblical Literature and Exegesis for December, 1882, p. 101ff; Toy, Quot. in N. T., p. 68ff; for a history of attempted explanations, see Dr. James Morison, Commentary on Matthew, the passage cited]).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Zechariah
11:12
Matthew
2:17; 16:14; 27:9; 27:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2408 matches the Greek Ἰερεμίας (ieremias),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:17 - Then G5119 what G3588 had been spoken G3004 through G1223 Jeremiah G2408 the prophet G4396 was fulfilled G4137:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:14 - And they said G3004, “Some G3588 G3303 say John G2491 the Baptist G910; and others G243, [fn]Elijah G2243; and still others G2087, [fn]Jeremiah G2408, or G2228 one G1520 of the other prophets G4396.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:9 - Then G5119 that which was spoken G3004 through G1223 Jeremiah G2408 the prophet G4396 was fulfilled G4137: “AND [fn]THEY TOOK G2983 THE THIRTY G5144 PIECES G694 OF G694 SILVER G694, THE PRICE G5092 OF THE ONE WHOSE G3739 PRICE G5091 HAD BEEN SET G5091 by the sons G5207 of Israel G2474;
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