G2424 – Iesous – Ἰησοῦς – Jesus, Joshua

Strong’s ID:: G2424
Greek Word:: Ἰησοῦς
Transliteration:: Iesous
Pronunciation:: ee-ay-sooce’
Part of Speech:: noun proper masculine
Etymology:: of Hebrew origin H3091
Equivalents:: H3091
Usage Count:: 975
Search:: Find “Iesous” in the Bible (New Testament)

Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon

1) Jesus
2) Joshua
3) literally: YHW/Yahweh/Jehovah Is Salvation

Strong’s Greek Lexicon

of Hebrew origin H3091; Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:—Jesus.

Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.

Thayer’s Greek Definitions

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 (Acts 7:45, Heb. 4:8)
4) Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of the ancestors of Christ (Luke 3:29)
5) Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in the preaching of the gospel (Col. 4:11)

Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.