noun · masculine
iasōnos
GreekἸάσων (iasōn)
Strong’sG2394
Jason
stem iasōn-5 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰάσων, -ονος, ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2394 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-as'-oan
about to cure; Jason, a Christian
Fromfuture active participle masculine of G2390;
King JamesJason.
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 | iasōnos2×Ἰάσων | iasōnois |
| object accusative | iasōnon1×Ἰάσονα | iasōnoin |
| direct address vocative | iasōnor | iasōnoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iasōnou2×Ἰάσονος | iasōnoiu |
| to, for dative | iasōno | iasōnoi |
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
iasōno 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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
iasōnos“Jason”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 17:7“Jason”hoin hupodechetē Iasōnos; kai houtois pantois apenanti teiu dogmeiu Kaisarou prassalō, basilevon heteron legarōtois arō Iēsun.and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”
Romans 16:21“Jason”Aspazetō vin Timotheos tos sunergos mu, kai Loukios kai Iasōnos kai Sōsipatros tois sungenois mu.Timothy, my fellow worker, sends you greetings, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow countrymen.
iasōnon“Jason”objectaccusative singular1×
Acts 17:6“Jason”mē heuriskaratois de autoin surale Iasōnon kai tinoin adelfoin epi toin politarchoin, boarōtois hoti Tois tan oikoumenan anastataratois houtois kai enthade pareialō,But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
iasōnou“Jason”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 17:5“Jason’s”zēlaratois de tois Ioudaiois kai proslamberatois toiu agoraioiu anēroin tinoin ponēroin kai ochlopoiaratois thorubale tan politan, kai efistanaratois ta oikia Iasōnou zētale autoin proagara eis ton dēmon;The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people.
Acts 17:9“Jason”kai lambaratois tem hikanem para tou Iasōnou kai toiu loipoiu apoluala autoin.And they collected bond from Jason and the others and then released them.