This is the name of Jason: Paul's host in Thessalonica; relative of Paul.
Definition
Ἰάσων, -ονος, ὁ
Jason: Acts 17:5-7, 9; perhaps the same, Romans 16:21.
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- Acts 17:5Ἰάσονος · Jason’sThe Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
- Acts 17:6Ἰάσονα · JasonBut when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
- Acts 17:7Ἰάσων · [and] Jason…and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
- Acts 17:9Ἰάσονος · JasonAnd they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.
- Romans 16:21Ἰάσων · JasonTimothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.