Greek · G2424, G1988

Ἰησοῦ ἐπιστάτα

Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites · master

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ἸησοῦςG2424Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites

PronunciationIēsoûs

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ἐπιστάτηςG1988master

Pronunciationepistátēs

Direct address form for "master" emphasizing immediate authority and command; specific to Luke's Gospel usage.

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What does Ἰησοῦ ἐπιστάτα (Iēsou epistata) mean in the Bible?

Ἰησοῦς · ἐπιστάτης is a Greek phrase meaning "Jesus, Master".

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What does Ἰησοῦς · ἐπιστάτης mean in the Bible?

Ἰησοῦς · ἐπιστάτης is a Greek phrase meaning "Jesus, Master".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2424, G1988?

G2424, G1988 is connected to 906 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. Jesus, Master

Strong'sG2424, G1988

Lexical occurrences906 verses Word forms5 forms906 references

Source Gloss

Jesus, Master

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 5 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 patterns5Aligned forms906Case patternNominative (456)Number patternSingular (906)

Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:16 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:15 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 4:7 · Matt 4:10 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 7:28 · Matt 8:4 · Matt 8:10 · Matt 8:13 · Matt 8:14 · Matt 8:18 · Matt 8:20 · Matt 8:22456×

Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:1 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 14:1 · Matt 26:6 · Matt 26:51 · Matt 26:59 · Matt 26:69 · Matt 26:71 · Matt 26:75 · Matt 27:1 · Matt 27:58 · Mark 1:1 · Mark 5:21 · Mark 5:27 · Mark 14:55220×

Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:34 · Matt 9:10 · Matt 9:27 · Matt 14:12 · Matt 15:1 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 17:19 · Matt 18:1 · Matt 21:27 · Matt 26:17 · Matt 26:49 · Matt 27:55 · Matt 27:57 · Mark 2:15 · Mark 9:4 · Mark 9:592×

Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:21 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 14:29 · Matt 17:8 · Matt 26:4 · Matt 26:50 · Matt 26:57 · Matt 27:16 · Matt 27:17 · Matt 27:20 · Matt 27:22 · Matt 27:26 · Matt 27:27 · Matt 27:54 · Matt 28:5 · Mark 5:6128×

Vocative · Singular · MasculineMark 1:24 · Mark 5:7 · Mark 10:47 · Luke 4:34 · Luke 8:28 · Luke 17:13 · Luke 18:38 · Luke 23:42 · Acts 7:59 · Rev 22:2010×

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