What does Ἡσαΐας (Hēsaḯas) mean in the Bible?
e. Jeshajah), an Israelite".
Greek · G2268
Ἡσαΐας
Hesaias (i.e. Jeshajah), an Israelite
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Ἡσαΐας G2268
Pronunciation Hēsaḯas
What does Ἡσαΐας (Hēsaḯas) mean in the Bible?
Ἡσαΐας (Hēsaḯas) is a Greek word meaning "Hesaias (i.e. Jeshajah), an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2268?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Isaiah (19), of Isaiah (3).
Where does Ἡσαΐας (Hēsaḯas) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (6), Romans (5), John (4), Acts (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Isaiah 19× Matthew 3:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 12:17
of Isaiah 3× Matthew 13:14, Luke 3:4, John 12:38
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:3 Ἠσαΐου to Isaiah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 4:14 Ἠσαΐου to Isaiah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 8:17 Ἠσαΐου to Isaiah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 12:17 Ἠσαΐου to Isaiah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 13:14 Ἠσαΐου to of Isaiah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 15:7 Ἠσαΐας to Isaiah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark 1:2 Ἠσαΐᾳ to Isaiah Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Mark 7:6 Ἠσαΐας to Isaiah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 3:4 Ἠσαΐου to of Isaiah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 4:17 Ἠσαΐου to Isaiah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:3
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 6
Matthew 6 Mark 2 Luke 2 John 4 Acts 3 Romans 5
Source forms
Ἠσαΐας 10x Ēsaias Matthew 15:7, Mark 7:6, John 1:23, John 12:39
Ἠσαΐου 9x Ēsaiou Matthew 3:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 12:17
Ἠσαΐαν 2x Ēsaian Acts 8:28, Acts 8:30
Ἠσαΐᾳ 1x Ēsaia Mark 1:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 10x Matthew 15:7, Mark 7:6, John 1:23, John 12:39
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 9x Matthew 3:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 12:17
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 2x Acts 8:28, Acts 8:30
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 1:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Hesaias (i.e. Jeshajah), an Israelite
Strong's G2268
Lexical occurrences 0 verses Greek text appearances 21 times 16 shown below Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Hesaias (i.e. Jeshajah), an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Esaias.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 21 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:3 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verse Matthew 4:14 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verse Matthew 8:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verse Matthew 12:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verse Matthew 13:14 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου, hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verse Matthew 15:7 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐας, hsaiav
Isaiah
Read verse Mark 7:6 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐας hsaiav
Isaiah
Read verse Luke 3:4 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verse Luke 4:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verse John 1:23 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐας hsaiav
Isaiah
Read verse John 12:38 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verse John 12:39 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐας, hsaiav
Isaiah
Read verse John 12:41 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐας, hsaiav
Isaiah
Read verse Acts 8:28 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐαν. hsaian
Isaiah
Read verse Acts 8:30 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐαν, hsaian
Isaiah
Read verse Acts 28:25 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἠσαΐου hsaiou
Isaiah
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain