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Lexicon :: Strong's G2424 - iēsous

Aa
Ἰησοῦς
Transliteration
iēsous (Key)
Pronunciation
ee-ay-sooce'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:284,360

Strong’s Definitions

Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'; of Hebrew origin (H3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:—Jesus.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 975x

The KJV translates Strong's G2424 in the following manner: Jesus (972x), Jesus (Joshua) (2x), Jesus (Justus) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 975x
The KJV translates Strong's G2424 in the following manner: Jesus (972x), Jesus (Joshua) (2x), Jesus (Justus) (1x).

  1. Jesus = "Jehovah is salvation"

    1. Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind, God incarnate

    2. Jesus Barabbas was the captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ

    3. Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses' successor (Ac. 7:45, Heb. 4:8)

    4. Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of the ancestors of Christ (Lu. 3:29)

    5. Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in the preaching of the gospel (Col. 4:11)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἰησοῦς Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'; of Hebrew origin (H3091); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:—Jesus.
STRONGS G2424:
Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative -οῦ, accusative -οῦν, vocative -οῦ, [Winer's Grammar, § 10, 1], ὁ, Jesus (יְהושֻׁעַ and according to a later form, יֵשׁוּעַ, Syriac gfvwey, i. e. whose help is Jehovah; German Gotthilf; but later writings gave the name the force of יְשׁוּעָה, see Matthew 1:21, cf. Sir. 46:1 Ἰησοῦς ὃς ἐγένετο κατὰ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μέγας ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ, of Joshua, the successor of Moses; Philo, nom. mutat. § 21 Ἰησοῦς ἑρμηνεύεται σωτηρία κυρίου), a very common proper name among the Israelites; cf. Delitzsch, Der Jesusname, in the Zeitschr. f. d. Luth. Theol. for 1876, p. 209 sq. [Keim i. 384 sq. (Eng. trans. ii. 97 sq.)]."
In the N.T.
1. Joshua [fully Jehoshua], the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses' successor: Acts 7:45; Hebrews 4:8.
2. Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of Christ's ancestors: Luke 3:29 L T Tr WH.
3. Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind: Matthew 1:21, 25; Luke 1:31; Luke 2:21, and very often; see κύριος and Χριστός.
4. Jesus Barabbas; see Βαραββᾶς.
5. Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in preaching the gospel: Colossians 4:11.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
1:21; 1:21; 1:25
Luke
1:31; 2:21; 3:29
Acts
7:45
Colossians
4:11
Hebrews
4:8

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
1:21; 1:21; 1:25
Luke
1:31; 2:21; 3:29
Acts
7:45
Colossians
4:11
Hebrews
4:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2424 matches the Greek Ἰησοῦς (iēsous),
which occurs 917 times in 878 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 2 / 18 (Mat 14:29–Mat 21:42)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:29 - “Yes, come,” Jesus said.
So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:31 - Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. “You have so little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt me?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:1 - Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:21 - Then Jesus left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:28 - “Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was instantly healed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:29 - Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:32 - Then Jesus called his disciples and told them, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been here with me for three days, and they have nothing left to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry, or they will faint along the way.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 15:34 - Jesus asked, “How much bread do you have?”
They replied, “Seven loaves, and a few small fish.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:6 - “Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:8 - Jesus knew what they were saying, so he said, “You have so little faith! Why are you arguing with each other about having no bread?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:13 - When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:17 - Jesus replied, “You are blessed, Simon son of John,[fn] because my Father in heaven has revealed this to you. You did not learn this from any human being.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:21 - From then on Jesus[fn] began to tell his disciples plainly that it was necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, and that he would suffer many terrible things at the hands of the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be raised from the dead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:24 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:1 - Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters as memorials[fn]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:7 - Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:8 - And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9 - As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man[fn] has been raised from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17 - Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:18 - Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:19 - Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:22 - After they gathered again in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house.
But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter?[fn] Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:1 - About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:22 - “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven![fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:1 - When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went down to the region of Judea east of the Jordan River.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:14 - But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:18 - “Which ones?” the man asked.
And Jesus replied: “‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:21 - Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:23 - Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:26 - Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:28 - Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new[fn] and the Son of Man[fn] sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:17 - As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and told them what was going to happen to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:22 - But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?”
“Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:25 - But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:30 - Two blind men were sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was coming that way, they began shouting, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:32

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:32 - When Jesus heard them, he stopped and called, “What do you want me to do for you?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:34 - Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:1 - As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:6 - The two disciples did as Jesus commanded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:11 - And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:12 - Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:16 - They asked Jesus, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” “Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven’t you ever read the Scriptures? For they say, ‘You have taught children and infants to give you praise.’[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:21 - Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:24 - “I’ll tell you by what authority I do these things if you answer one question,” Jesus replied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:27 - So they finally replied, “We don’t know.”
And Jesus responded, “Then I won’t tell you by what authority I do these things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:31 - “Which of the two obeyed his father?”
They replied, “The first.”[fn]
Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:42 - Then Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures?
‘The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
This is the LORD’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.’[fn]

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