This name belongs to 5 different people in the Bible:
Definition
Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ),
1. JESUS: Matthew 1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, Matthew 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, Matthew 1:1, Mark 1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Romans 2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Acts 28:31, al.; Ἰησοῦ, voc., Mark 1:24, al.
2. Joshua: Acts 7:45, Hebrews 4:8.
3. Jesus, son of Eliezer: Luke 3:28.
4. Jesus, surnamed Justus: Colossians 4:11.
5. see: βαραββᾶς.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as Ἰησοῦς:
- יְהוֹשׁוּעַye.ho.shu.a“Joshua”84%
- יֵשׁוּעַye.shu.a“Jeshua”12%
Glossary entries
Usage patterns
Occurrences
916 total
- Hebrews 4:14Ἰησοῦν · JesusTherefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.
- Hebrews 6:20Ἰησοῦς · Jesus…where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 7:22Ἰησοῦς · JesusBecause of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
- Hebrews 10:10Ἰησοῦ · of JesusAnd by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
- Hebrews 10:19Ἰησοῦ · of JesusTherefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Hebrews 12:2Ἰησοῦν · JesusLet us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Hebrews 12:24Ἰησοῦ · to Jesus…to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
- Hebrews 13:8Ἰησοῦς · JesusJesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
- Hebrews 13:12Ἰησοῦς · Jesus {also}And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.
- Hebrews 13:20Ἰησοῦν · JesusNow may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
- Hebrews 13:21Ἰησοῦ · Jesus…equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- James 1:1Ἰησοῦ · JesusJames, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
- James 2:1Ἰησοῦ · JesusMy brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism.
- 1 Peter 1:1Ἰησοῦ · of JesusPeter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen
- 1 Peter 1:2Ἰησοῦ · to Jesus…according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.
- 1 Peter 1:3Ἰησοῦ · Jesus; Ἰησοῦ · of JesusBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 1 Peter 1:7Ἰησοῦ · of Jesus…so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 1:13Ἰησοῦ · of JesusTherefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 2:5Ἰησοῦ · Jesus…you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 3:21Ἰησοῦ · of JesusAnd this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- 1 Peter 4:11Ἰησοῦ · JesusIf anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Peter 1:1Ἰησοῦ · of Jesus; Ἰησοῦ · JesusSimon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
- 2 Peter 1:2Ἰησοῦ · of JesusGrace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
- 2 Peter 1:8Ἰησοῦ · JesusFor if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 2 Peter 1:11Ἰησοῦ · Jesus…and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
- 2 Peter 1:14Ἰησοῦς · Jesus…because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
- 2 Peter 1:16Ἰησοῦ · JesusFor we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
- 2 Peter 2:20Ἰησοῦ · JesusIf indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
- 2 Peter 3:18Ἰησοῦ · JesusBut grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
- 1 John 1:3Ἰησοῦ · JesusWe proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
- 1 John 1:7Ἰησοῦ · of JesusBut if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- 1 John 2:1Ἰησοῦν · JesusMy little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
- 1 John 2:22Ἰησοῦς · JesusWho is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
- 1 John 3:23Ἰησοῦ · JesusAnd this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
- 1 John 4:2Ἰησοῦν · JesusBy this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
- 1 John 4:3Ἰησοῦν · Jesus…and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.
- 1 John 4:15Ἰησοῦς · JesusIf anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- 1 John 5:1Ἰησοῦς · JesusEveryone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
- 1 John 5:5Ἰησοῦς · JesusWho then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
- 1 John 5:6Ἰησοῦς · JesusThis is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the truth.
- 1 John 5:20Ἰησοῦ · JesusAnd we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
- 2 John 1:3Ἰησοῦ · JesusGrace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.
- 2 John 1:7Ἰησοῦν · JesusFor many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
- Jude 1:1Ἰησοῦ · of Jesus; Ἰησοῦ · in JesusJude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are called, loved by God the Father, and kept in Jesus Christ:
- Jude 1:4Ἰησοῦν · JesusFor certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
- Jude 1:5Ἰησοῦς · JesusAlthough you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
- Jude 1:17Ἰησοῦ · JesusBut you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ