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Lexicon :: Strong's G2495 - iōnas

Aa
Ἰωνᾶς
Transliteration
iōnas (Key)
Pronunciation
ee-o-nas'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin יוֹנָה (H3124)
mGNT
9x in 2 unique form(s) TR
14x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
13x in 2 unique form(s)
Dictionary Aids

TDNT Reference: 3:406,380

Strong’s Definitions

Ἰωνᾶς Iōnâs, ee-o-nas'; of Hebrew origin (H3124); Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites:—Jonas.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G2495 in the following manner: Jonas (the prophet) (9x), Jona (father of Peter) (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G2495 in the following manner: Jonas (the prophet) (9x), Jona (father of Peter) (4x).

  1. Jonah or Jonas = "dove"

    1. the fifth minor prophet, the son of Amittai, and a native of Gath-hepher and lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel

    2. Jonas, the father of Peter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἰωνᾶς Iōnâs, ee-o-nas'; of Hebrew origin (H3124); Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites:—Jonas.
STRONGS G2495:
Ἰωνᾶς, -ᾶ [Buttmann, 20 (17f)], ὁ, (יונָה a dove), Jonah (or Jonas);
1. Jonah, the O. T. prophet, a native of Gath-hepher in the tribe of Zebulun. He lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel (2 Kings 14:25). The narrative of his miraculous experiences, constructed for a didactic purpose, is given in the book which bears his name [on the historic character of which cf. B. D. (especially American edition) or McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word; also Ladd, Doctr. of Sacr. Script. i. 65ff]: Matthew 12:39-41; Matthew 16:4; Luke 11:29f, 32.
2. Jonah (or Jonas), a fisherman, father of the apostle Peter: Matthew 16:17 [L T WH here Βαριωνᾶ, see βαριωνᾶς]; John 1:42 (43) [R G L marginal reading Tr marginal reading, and R G in] John 21:15, [16, 17] (see Ἰωάννης, 3).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
14:25
Matthew
12:39; 12:40; 12:41; 16:4; 16:17
Luke
11:29; 11:32
John
1:42; 1:43; 21:15; 21:16-17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2495 matches the Greek Ἰωνᾶς (iōnas),
which occurs 9 times in 7 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:39 - But He answered G611 and said G3004 to them, “An evil G4190 and adulterous G3428 generation G1074 craves G1934 for a [fn]sign; G4592 and yet no G3756 [fn]sign G4592 will be given G1325 to it but the [fn]sign G4592 of Jonah G2495 the prophet; G4396

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:40 - for just G5618 as JONAH G2495 WAS THREE G5140 DAYS G2250 AND THREE G5140 NIGHTS G3571 IN THE BELLY G2836 OF THE SEA G2785 MONSTER G2785, so G3779 will the Son G5207 of Man G444 be three G5140 days G2250 and three G5140 nights G3571 in the heart G2588 of the earth. G1093

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:41 - “The men G435 of Nineveh G3536 will stand G450 up with this G3778 generation G1074 at the judgment, G2920 and will condemn G2632 it because G3754 they repented G3340 at the preaching G2782 of Jonah; G2495 and behold, G2400 something greater G4183 than Jonah G2495 is here. G5602

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 16:4 - “An evil G4190 and adulterous G3428 generation G1074 seeks G1934 after G1934 a [fn]sign; G4592 and a [fn]sign G4592 will not be given G1325 it, except G1508 the sign G4592 of Jonah.” G2495 And He left G2641 them and went G565 away. G565

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:29 - As the crowds G3793 were increasing, G1865 He began G757 to say, G3004 “This G3778 generation G1074 is a wicked G4190 generation; G1074 it seeks G2212 for a [fn]sign, G4592 and yet no G3756 [fn]sign G4592 will be given G1325 to it but the [fn]sign G4592 of Jonah. G2495

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:30 - “For just G2531 as Jonah G2495 became G1096 a [fn]sign G4592 to the Ninevites, G3536 so G3779 will the Son G5207 of Man G444 be to this G3778 generation. G1074

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:32 - “The men G435 of Nineveh G3536 will stand G450 up with this G3778 generation G1074 at the judgment G2920 and condemn G2632 it, because G3754 they repented G3340 at the preaching G2782 of Jonah; G2495 and behold, G2400 something G4183 greater G4183 than Jonah G2495 is here. G5602
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