noun · masculine
iessai
GreekἸεσσαί (iessai)
Strong’sG2421
Jesse
stem iessai-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰεσσαί (FlJ, -σσαῖος), ὁ (Heb. יִשַׁי, Ru 4:17, al.),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2421 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saides-es-sah'-ee
Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJesse.
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 | iessai1×Ἰεσσαὶ | iessai |
| object accusative | iessai1×Ἰεσσαί | iessai |
| direct address vocative | iessai | iessai |
| of, belonging to genitive | iessai3×Ἰεσσαί | iessai |
| to, for dative | iessai | iessai |
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
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
iessai“Jesse”subjectnominative singular1×
Matthew 1:6“Jesse”Iessai de gennata ton David ton basilevon. David de gennata ton Solomōnon ek tau tou Ouriou,and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
iessai“Jesse”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 1:5“Jesse”Salmōn de gennata ton Boes ek tau Rachab, Boes de gennata ton Iōbēd ek tau Routh, Iōbēd de gennata ton Iessai,Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
iessai“Jesse”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Luke 3:32“Jesse”tou Iessai tou Iōbēl tou Boos tou Sala tou Naassōnthe son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
Acts 13:22“Jesse”kai methistanaratos auton egeirata ton David autoi eis basilevon, ho kai legata marturaratos; Heuriskama David ton tou Iessai, anēron kata tan kardian mu, hos poiati panteim teim thelēmeim mu.After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
Romans 15:12“Jesse”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.”