What does Ἰουδά (Ioudá) mean in the Bible?
e. Jehudah or Juttah), a part of (or place in) Palestine".
Greek · G2448
Ἰουδά
Judah (i.e. Jehudah or Juttah), a part of (or place in) Palestine
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Ἰουδά G2448
Pronunciation Ioudá
What does Ἰουδά (Ioudá) mean in the Bible?
Ἰουδά (Ioudá) is a Greek word meaning "Judah (i.e. Jehudah or Juttah), a part of (or place in) Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2448?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Judah (8), Judah (1), of Joda (1).
Where does Ἰουδά (Ioudá) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4), Hebrews (2), Matthew (2), Revelation (2).
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 Judah 8× Matthew 2:6, Luke 1:39, Luke 3:30, Luke 3:33
Judah 1× Hebrews 7:14
of Joda 1× Luke 3:26
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:6 Ἰούδα to of Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 2:6 Ἰούδα to of Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 1:39 Ἰούδα to of Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 3:26 Ἰωδὰ to of Joda Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 3:30 Ἰούδα to of Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 3:33 Ἰούδα to of Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Hebrews 7:14 Ἰούδα to Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Hebrews 8:8 Ἰούδα to of Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Revelation 5:5 Ἰούδα to of Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Revelation 7:5 Ἰούδα to of Judah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:6
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 4
Matthew 2 Luke 4 Hebrews 2 Revelation 2
Source forms
Ἰούδα 9x Iouda Matthew 2:6, Luke 1:39, Luke 3:30, Luke 3:33
Ἰωδὰ 1x Iōda Luke 3:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 10x Matthew 2:6, Luke 1:39, Luke 3:26, Luke 3:30
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Judah (i.e. Jehudah or Juttah), a part of (or place in) Palestine
Source Gloss
Judah (i.e. Jehudah or Juttah), a part of (or place in) Palestine
Extended definition
:--Judah.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:6 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰούδα, iouda
Judah, Judas, Jude
Read verse Matthew 2:6 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰούδα· iouda
Judah, Judas, Jude
Read verse Luke 1:39 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰούδα, iouda
Judah, Judas, Jude
Read verse Hebrews 7:14 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰούδα iouda
Judah, Judas, Jude
Read verse Hebrews 8:8 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰούδα iouda
Judah, Judas, Jude
Read verse Revelation 5:5 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰούδα, iouda
Judah, Judas, Jude
Read verse Revelation 7:5 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰούδα, iouda
Judah, Judas, Jude
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