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Lexicon :: Strong's G2495 - iōnas

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Ἰωνᾶς
Transliteration
iōnas (Key)
Pronunciation
ee-o-nas'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin יוֹנָה (H3124)
mGNT
9x in 2 unique form(s) TR
14x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
13x in 2 unique form(s)
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TDNT Reference: 3:406,380

Strong’s Definitions

Ἰωνᾶς Iōnâs, ee-o-nas'; of Hebrew origin (H3124); Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites:—Jonas.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's G2495 in the following manner: Jonas (the prophet) (9x), Jona (father of Peter) (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's G2495 in the following manner: Jonas (the prophet) (9x), Jona (father of Peter) (4x).

  1. Jonah or Jonas = "dove"

    1. the fifth minor prophet, the son of Amittai, and a native of Gath-hepher and lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel

    2. Jonas, the father of Peter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Ἰωνᾶς Iōnâs, ee-o-nas'; of Hebrew origin (H3124); Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites:—Jonas.
STRONGS G2495:
Ἰωνᾶς, -ᾶ [Buttmann, 20 (17f)], ὁ, (יונָה a dove), Jonah (or Jonas);
1. Jonah, the O. T. prophet, a native of Gath-hepher in the tribe of Zebulun. He lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel (2 Kings 14:25). The narrative of his miraculous experiences, constructed for a didactic purpose, is given in the book which bears his name [on the historic character of which cf. B. D. (especially American edition) or McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word; also Ladd, Doctr. of Sacr. Script. i. 65ff]: Matthew 12:39-41; Matthew 16:4; Luke 11:29f, 32.
2. Jonah (or Jonas), a fisherman, father of the apostle Peter: Matthew 16:17 [L T WH here Βαριωνᾶ, see βαριωνᾶς]; John 1:42 (43) [R G L marginal reading Tr marginal reading, and R G in] John 21:15, [16, 17] (see Ἰωάννης, 3).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
14:25
Matthew
12:39; 12:40; 12:41; 16:4; 16:17
Luke
11:29; 11:32
John
1:42; 1:43; 21:15; 21:16-17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2495 matches the Greek Ἰωνᾶς (iōnas),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25 - He was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea,[fn] in accordance with the word of the LORD, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 - But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to flee from the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:5 - All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12 - “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, “and it will become calm. I know that it is my fault that this great storm has come upon you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:17 - Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:1 - From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:3 - Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh was a very large city; it took three days to go through it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:4 - Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming, “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:1 - But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:5 - Jonah had gone out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would happen to the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - Then the LORD God provided a leafy plant[fn] and made it grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort, and Jonah was very happy about the plant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:8 - When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”
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