What does Ἱερεμίας (Hieremías) mean in the Bible?
e. Jermijah), an Israelite".
Greek · G2408
Ἱερεμίας
Hieremias (i.e. Jermijah), an Israelite
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Ἱερεμίας G2408
Pronunciation Hieremías
What does Ἱερεμίας (Hieremías) mean in the Bible?
Ἱερεμίας (Hieremías) is a Greek word meaning "Hieremias (i.e. Jermijah), an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2408?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jeremiah (3).
Where does Ἱερεμίας (Hieremías) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 Jeremiah 3× Matthew 2:17, Matthew 16:14, Matthew 27:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:17
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Matthew 3
Source forms
Ἰερεμίου 2x Ieremiou Matthew 2:17, Matthew 27:9
Ἰερεμίαν 1x Ieremian Matthew 16:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 2:17, Matthew 27:9
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 16:14
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Hieremias (i.e. Jermijah), an Israelite
Source Gloss
Hieremias (i.e. Jermijah), an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Jeremiah.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰερεμίου ieremiou
Jeremiah
Read verse Matthew 16:14 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
Ἰερεμίαν, ieremian
Jeremiah
Read verse Matthew 27:9 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰερεμίου ieremiou
Jeremiah
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.
H3414 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