noun · masculine
ieremios
GreekἸερεμίας (ieremias)
Strong’sG2408
Jeremiah
stem ieremi-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰερεμίας (T, Rec. Ἱερ-; v. WH, § 408), -ου, ὁ (Heb. יִרְמְיָה, יִרְמְיָהוּ),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2408 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhee-er-em-ee'-as
Hieremias (i.e. Jermijah), an Israelite
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJeremiah.
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 | ieremios | ieremiois |
| object accusative | ieremion1×Ἰερεμίαν | ieremioin |
| direct address vocative | ieremior | ieremioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | ieremiou2×Ἰερεμίου | ieremioiu |
| to, for dative | ieremio | ieremioi |
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
ieremio 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ieremion“Jeremiah”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 16:14“Jeremiah”tois de legala; Tois men Iōannon ton baptiston, allois de Ēliaon, heterois de Ieremion ē henon toiu profētoiu.They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
ieremiou“Jeremiah”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 2:17“Jeremiah”tote plērita tem legiratem dia Ieremiou tou profētou legarōtou;Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
Matthew 27:9“Jeremiah”tote plērita tem legiratem dia Ieremiou tou profētou legarōtou; Kai lambala teim triakonta argurieim, tan timan tou timirētou hon timela apo huioiu Israēl,Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,