What does Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs) mean in the Bible?
e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites".
Greek · G2495
Ἰωνᾶς
Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites
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Ἰωνᾶς G2495
Pronunciation Iōnâs
What does Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs) mean in the Bible?
Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs) is a Greek word meaning "Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2495?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jonah (4), of Jonah (4), than Jonah (1).
Where does Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:39. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Luke (4).
Are there verse guides for Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
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 Jonah 4× Matthew 12:39, Matthew 12:40, Matthew 12:41, Luke 11:30
of Jonah 4× Matthew 12:41, Matthew 16:4, Luke 11:29, Luke 11:32
than Jonah 1× Luke 11:32
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:39 Ἰωνᾶ to Jonah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 12:40 Ἰωνᾶς to Jonah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 12:41 Ἰωνᾶ to of Jonah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 12:41 Ἰωνᾶ to Jonah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 16:4 Ἰωνᾶ to of Jonah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 11:29 Ἰωνᾶ to of Jonah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 11:30 Ἰωνᾶς to Jonah Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke 11:32 Ἰωνᾶ to of Jonah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 11:32 Ἰωνᾶ to than Jonah Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:39
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 2
Matthew 5 Luke 4
Source forms
Ἰωνᾶ 7x Iōna Matthew 12:39, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 16:4, Luke 11:29
Ἰωνᾶς 2x Iōnas Matthew 12:40, Luke 11:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 7x Matthew 12:39, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 16:4, Luke 11:29
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 12:40, Luke 11:30
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites
Source Gloss
Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites
Extended definition
:--Jonas.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
14 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:39 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ iwna
Jonah
Read verse Matthew 12:40 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶς iwnav
Jonah
Read verse Matthew 12:41 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ· iwna
Jonah
Read verse Matthew 12:41 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ iwna
Jonah
Read verse Matthew 16:4 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ iwna
Jonah
Read verse Matthew 16:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ, iwna
Jonah
Read verse Luke 11:29 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ iwna
Jonah
Read verse Luke 11:30 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶς iwnav
Jonah
Read verse Luke 11:32 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ, iwna
Jonah
Read verse Luke 11:32 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ iwna
Jonah
Read verse iwna
Jonah
Read verse John 21:15 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ, iwna
Jonah
Read verse John 21:16 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ, iwna
Jonah
Read verse John 21:17 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
Ἰωνᾶ, iwna
Jonah
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 2 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 2 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Genitive (7) Number pattern Singular (9)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:40 · Luke 11:30 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 12:39 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 16:4 · Luke 11:29 · Luke 11:32 7×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Biblical figure whose resurrection typologically foreshadows Christ's resurrection
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Cross-Language Connections
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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