noun · masculine
ēsau
GreekἨσαῦ (ēsau)
Strong’sG2269
Esau
stem ēsau-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἠσαῦ, ὁ,
indecl. (Heb. עֵשָׂו, Ge 25:25),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2269 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiday-sow'
Esau, an Edomite
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesEsau.
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 | ēsau1×Ἠσαῦ | ēsau |
| object accusative | ēsau2×Ἠσαῦ | ēsau |
| direct address vocative | ēsau | ēsau |
| of, belonging to genitive | ēsau | ēsau |
| to, for dative | ēsau | ēsau |
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
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ēsau“Esau”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 12:16“Esau”mē tinos pornos ē bebēlos hōs Ēsau, hos anti brōsiau henau apodōeta teim prōtotokieim heautou.See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.
ēsau“Esau”objectaccusative singular2×
Romans 9:13“Esau”kathōs grafitē; Ton Iakōb agapama, ton de Ēsau misama.So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”
Hebrews 11:20“Esau”Pistia kai peri mellarōteiu eulogata Isaak ton Iakōb kai ton Ēsau.By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.