noun · feminine
iōannas
GreekἸωάννα (iōanna)
Strong’sG2489
Joanna
stem iōann-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰωάνα (TR, -ννα; v. WH, App., 159), -ης, ἡ (Aram יוֺחַן),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2489 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-o-an'-nah
Joanna, a Christian
Fromfeminine of the same as G2491;
King JamesJoanna.
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 | iōannas2×Ἰωάννα | iōannais |
| object accusative | iōannan | iōannain |
| direct address vocative | iōannar | iōannair |
| of, belonging to genitive | iōannau | iōannaiu |
| to, for dative | iōanna | iōannai |
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
iōanna 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
iōannas“Joanna”subjectnominative singular2×
Luke 8:3“Joanna”kai Iōannas gunaikas Chouzaou epitropou Hērōdou kai Sousannas kai heterais pollais, hotinais diakonale autoi ek teiu huparcharōteiu autai.Joanna the wife of Herod’s household manager Chuza, Susanna, and many others. These women were ministering to them out of their own means.
Luke 24:10“Joanna”ale de tas Magdalēnas Marias kai Iōannas kai Marias tas Iakōbou kai tais loipais sun autai; legale pros toin apostoloin houteim.It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles.