2495. Iónas
Strong's Concordance
Iónas: Jonah, an Israelite prophet
Original Word: Ἰωνᾶς, ᾶ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: Iónas
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-o-nas')
Short Definition: Jonah
Definition: (Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2495: Ἰωνᾶς

Ἰωνᾶς, Ἰωνᾶ (Buttmann, 20 (17f)), (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 Arh. 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 11:29ff,.

2. Jonah (or Jonas), a fisherman, father of the apostle Peter: Matthew 16:17 (L T WH here Βαριωνᾶ, see βαριωνας); John 1:42 (43) (R G L marginal reading Tr marginal reading, and R G in) John 21:15,(16,17) (see Ἰωάννης, 3).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jonas.

Of Hebrew origin (Yonah); Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites -- Jonas.

see HEBREW Yonah

Forms and Transliterations
Ιωνα Ἰωνᾶ Ιωνας Ἰωνᾶς Iona Ionâ Iōna Iōnâ Ionas Ionâs Iōnas Iōnâs
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9 Occurrences


Ἰωνᾶ — 7 Occ.
Ἰωνᾶς — 2 Occ.

Matthew 12:39 N-GMS
GRK: τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου
NAS: to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;
KJV: the sign of the prophet Jonas:
INT: the sign of Jonah the prophet

Matthew 12:40 N-NMS
GRK: γὰρ ἦν Ἰωνᾶς ἐν τῇ
NAS: for just as JONAH WAS THREE DAYS
KJV: For as Jonas was three
INT: indeed was Jonah in the

Matthew 12:41 N-GMS
GRK: τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ καὶ ἰδοὺ
NAS: at the preaching of Jonah; and behold,
KJV: the preaching of Jonas; and,
INT: the preaching of Jonah and behold

Matthew 12:41 N-GMS
GRK: ἰδοὺ πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε
NAS: something greater than Jonah is here.
KJV: a greater than Jonas [is] here.
INT: behold greater than Jonah here

Matthew 16:4 N-GMS
GRK: τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ καὶ καταλιπὼν
NAS: the sign of Jonah. And He left
KJV: of the prophet Jonas. And
INT: the sign of Jonah And having left

Luke 11:29 N-GMS
GRK: τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ
NAS: to it but the sign of Jonah.
KJV: but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
INT: the sign of Jonah

Luke 11:30 N-NMS
GRK: ἐγένετο ὁ Ἰωνᾶς τοῖς Νινευίταις
NAS: For just as Jonah became a sign
KJV: For as Jonas was a sign
INT: was Jonah to the Ninevites

Luke 11:32 N-GMS
GRK: τὸ κήρυγμα Ἰωνᾶ καὶ ἰδοὺ
NAS: at the preaching of Jonah; and behold,
KJV: the preaching of Jonas; and,
INT: the preaching of Jonah and behold

Luke 11:32 N-GMS
GRK: ἰδοὺ πλεῖον Ἰωνᾶ ὧδε
NAS: something greater than Jonah is here.
KJV: a greater than Jonas [is] here.
INT: behold more than Jonah [is] here

9 Occurrences

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