Ἰησοῦς

Strong’s Definition

jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites

Etymology & Derivation

of hebrew origin (H3091)

KJV Usage

Jesus

Detailed Definition

From Thayer’s Greek Lexicon outline.

• 1.joshua was the famous captain of the israelites, moses' successor
• 2.jesus, son of eliezer, one of the ancestors of christ
• 3.jesus, the son of god, the saviour of mankind, god incarnate
• 4.jesus barabbas was the captive robber whom the jews begged pilate to release instead of christ
• 5.jesus, surnamed justus, a jewish christian, an associate with paul in the preaching of the gospel

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