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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 Box 2Ki 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:25 - Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea,[fn] just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:3 - But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:5 - Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship.
But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:12 - “Throw me into the sea,” Jonah said, “and it will become calm again. I know that this terrible storm is all my fault.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 1:17 - [fn]Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 2:1 - [fn]Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from inside the fish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:3 - This time Jonah obeyed the LORD’s command and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to see it all.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:4 - On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:1 - This change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:5 - Then Jonah went out to the east side of the city and made a shelter to sit under as he waited to see what would happen to the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:6 - And the LORD God arranged for a leafy plant to grow there, and soon it spread its broad leaves over Jonah’s head, shading him from the sun. This eased his discomfort, and Jonah was very grateful for the plant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jon 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 4:8 - And as the sun grew hot, God arranged for a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. The sun beat down on his head until he grew faint and wished to die. “Death is certainly better than living like this!” he exclaimed.
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