noun · masculine
iairos
GreekἸάϊρος (iairos)
Strong’sG2383
Jairus
stem iair-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰάειρος, -ου, ὁ (Heb. יָאִיר, Nu 32:41),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2383 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-ah'-i-ros
Jairus (i.e. Jair), an Israelite
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJairus.
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 | iairos2×Ἰάϊρος | iairois |
| object accusative | iairon | iairoin |
| direct address vocative | iairor | iairoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iairou | iairoiu |
| to, for dative | iairo | iairoi |
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
iairo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
iairos“Jairus”subjectnominative singular2×
Mark 5:22“Jairus”kai erchetō henos toiu archisunagōgoiu, onome Iairos, kai horaratos auton piptatō pros toin podoin autouA synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
Luke 8:41“Jairus”kai idou erchata anēros ho onomem Iairos, kai houtos archōnos tau sunagōgau huparchate, kai piptaratos para toin podoin tou Iēsu parakalate auton eiserchara eis ton oikon autou,Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,