noun · masculine
ēsaios
GreekἨσαΐας (ēsaias)
Strong’sG2268
Isaiah
stem ēsai-22 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἠσαίας (Rec. Ἠσαΐας), -ου, ο (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָהוּ),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2268 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhay-sah-ee'-as
Hesaias (i.e. Jeshajah), an Israelite
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesEsaias.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ēsaios10×Ἠσαΐας | ēsaiois |
| object accusative | ēsaion2×Ἠσαΐαν | ēsaioin |
| direct address vocative | ēsaior | ēsaioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | ēsaiou9×Ἠσαΐου | ēsaioiu |
| to, for dative | ēsaio1×Ἠσαΐᾳ | ēsaioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ēsaio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
22 occurrences, every one of them listed
ēsaios“Isaiah”subjectnominative singular10×
Matthew 15:7“Isaiah”hupokritoir, kalōs profēteuata peri vu Ēsaios legarōtos;You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you:
Mark 7:6“Isaiah”tos de legata autoi; Kalōs profēteuata Ēsaios peri vu toiu hupokritoiu, hōs grafitē hoti Houtos tos laos tei cheilei min timatō, tas de kardias autoiu porrō apechatō apo mu;Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
John 1:23“Isaiah”fēate; Mis fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Euthunavar tan hodan kuriou, kathōs legata Ēsaios tos profētos.John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
John 12:39“Isaiah”dia houtem ouk dunele pisteuarō hoti palin legata Ēsaios;For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
John 12:41“Isaiah”houteim legata Ēsaios hoti horata tan doxan autou, kai lalata peri autou.Isaiah said these things because he saw Jesus’ glory and spoke about Him.
Romans 9:27“Isaiah”Ēsaios de krazatō huper tou Israēl; Ean ateiō tos arithmos toiu huioiu Israēl hōs tas ammas tau thalassau, tem hupoleimmem sōziti;Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
Romans 9:29“Isaiah”kai kathōs prolegatē Ēsaios; Ei mē kurios Sabaōth enkataleipata ni spermem, hōs Sodomeim an ginina kai hōs Gomorras an homoiina.It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
Romans 10:16“Isaiah”alla ouk pantois hupakouala te euangelie; Ēsaios gar legatō; Kurior, tinos pisteuata ta akoa nu?But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
Romans 10:20“Isaiah”Ēsaios de apotolmatō kai legatō; Heuriskima en toi min mē zētarōtoi, emfanos ginema toi min mē eperōtarōtoi.And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”
Romans 15:12“Isaiah”kai palin Ēsaios legatō; Eti tas rizas tou Iessai, kai tos anistanerōtos archarō ethneiu; epi auto ethneim elpizali.And once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”
ēsaion“Isaiah”objectaccusative singular2×
Acts 8:28“Isaiah”ate tē hupostrefarōtos kai katherōtos epi teu harmeu autou kai anaginōskate ton profēton Ēsaion.and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.
Acts 8:30“Isaiah”prostrecharatos de tos Filippos akouata autou anaginōskarōtou Ēsaion ton profēton kai legata; Ara ge gnōskasō heim anaginōskasō?So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
ēsaiou“Isaiah”of, belonging togenitive singular9×
Matthew 3:3“Isaiah”houtos gar atō tos legiratos dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou; Fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Hetoimazavar tan hodan kuriou, euthuain poiavōr tain tribain autou.This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Matthew 4:14“Isaiah”hina plēriteia tem legiratem dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou;to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
Matthew 8:17“Isaiah”hopōs plēriteia tem legiratem dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou; Autos tain astheniain nu lambata kai tain nosain bastazata.This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
Matthew 12:17“Isaiah”hina plēriteia tem legiratem dia Ēsaiou tou profētou legarōtou;This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
Matthew 13:14“Isaiah”kai anaplēritō autoi tas profēteias Ēsaiou tas legarōtas; Akoa akouavi kai ouk mē suniēkaveia, kai bleparōtois blepavi kai ouk mē horaveia.In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Luke 3:4“Isaiah”hōs grafitē en bibla logoiu Ēsaiou tou profētou; Fōnas boarōtou en ta erēma; Hetoimazavar tan hodan kuriou, euthuain poiavōr tain tribain autou.as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
Luke 4:17“Isaiah”kai epidōita auto bibliem tou profētou Ēsaiou kai anaptussaratos tem bibliem heuriskata ton topon hou ate grafirētem;the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
John 12:38“Isaiah”hina tos logos Ēsaiou tou profētou plēriteia hon legata; Kurior, tinos pisteuata ta akoa nu? kai tos brachiōnos kuriou tino apokaluptita?This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
Acts 28:25“Isaiah”asumfōnois de arōtois pros allēloin apoluele, legaratou tou Paulou rēmem henem hoti Kalōs tem pneumem tem hagiem lalata dia Ēsaiou tou profētou pros toin patēroin vuThey disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
ēsaio“Isaiah”to, fordative singular1×
Mark 1:2“Isaiah”Kathōs grafitē en to Ēsaio to profēto; Idou apostelamō ton angelon mu pro prosōpeu su, hos kataskeuazati tan hodan su;As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”