What does Ἰεζαβήλ (Iezabḗl) mean in the Bible?
e. Jezebel), a Tyrian woman (used as a synonym of a termagant or false teacher)".
Greek · G2403
Ἰεζαβήλ
Jezabel (i.e. Jezebel), a Tyrian woman (used as a synonym of a termagant or false teacher)
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Ἰεζαβήλ G2403
Pronunciation Iezabḗl
What does Ἰεζαβήλ (Iezabḗl) mean in the Bible?
Ἰεζαβήλ (Iezabḗl) is a Greek word meaning "Jezabel (i.e. Jezebel), a Tyrian woman (used as a synonym of a termagant or false teacher)".
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How does the BSB render G2403?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include Jezebel (1).
Where does Ἰεζαβήλ (Iezabḗl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Revelation 2:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Revelation (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It Jezebel 1× Revelation 2:20
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Usage map
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First aligned row Revelation 2:20
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Revelation 1
Source forms
Ἰεζάβελ 1x Iezabel Revelation 2:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 2:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Jezabel (i.e. Jezebel), a Tyrian woman (used as a synonym of a termagant or false teacher)
Source Gloss
Jezabel (i.e. Jezebel), a Tyrian woman (used as a synonym of a termagant or false teacher)
Extended definition
:--Jezabel.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Revelation 2:20 Proper name
Ἰεζαβήλ, iezabhl
Jezebel
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.
H348 Related Hebrew
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