What does Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí) mean in the Bible?
e. Jishai), an Israelite".
Greek · G2421
Ἰεσσαί
Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite
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Ἰεσσαί G2421
Pronunciation Iessaí
What does Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí) mean in the Bible?
Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí) is a Greek word meaning "Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2421?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Jesse (3), Jesse (2).
Where does Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2), Acts (1), Luke (1), Romans (1).
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 of Jesse 3× Luke 3:32, Acts 13:22, Romans 15:12
Jesse 2× Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6
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Matthew 1:5 Ἰεσσαί to Jesse Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:6 Ἰεσσαὶ to Jesse Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 3:32 Ἰεσσαὶ to of Jesse Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Acts 13:22 Ἰεσσαί to of Jesse Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Romans 15:12 Ἰεσσαί to of Jesse Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:5
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Luke 1 Acts 1 Romans 1
Source forms
Ἰεσσαί 3x Iessai Matthew 1:5, Acts 13:22, Romans 15:12
Ἰεσσαὶ 2x Iessai Matthew 1:6, Luke 3:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 3x Luke 3:32, Acts 13:22, Romans 15:12
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 1:5
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Matthew 1:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite
Strong's G2421
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite
Extended definition
:--Jesse.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 1:5 Proper name
Ἰεσσαί· iessai
Jesse
Read verse Matthew 1:6 Proper name
Ἰεσσαὶ iessai
Jesse
Read verse Luke 3:32 Proper name
Ἰεσσαί, iessai
Jesse
Read verse Acts 13:22 Proper name
Ἰεσσαί, iessai
Jesse
Read verse Romans 15:12 Proper name
Ἰεσσαί, iessai
Jesse
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.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:6 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 3:32 · Acts 13:22 · Rom 15:12 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:5 1×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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