noun · masculine
iōannos
Strong’sG2491
John
stem iōann-135 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
John, a Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Jochanan (also written Yohanan), used in the New Testament as the personal name of several different men 23. Sources identify it as belonging to figures including John the Baptist, John the Apostle (son of Zebedee), the father of Peter, John surnamed Mark, and the writer of the Book of Revelation 3. Strong's likewise notes it as the name of four Israelites, of Hebrew origin 2. Abbott-Smith records it simply as the name "John" as it appears in Acts and Revelation, alongside a variant spelling of the name found in some manuscripts 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Strong’s G2491 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-o-an'-nace
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJohn.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
John ( I
__1. John the Baptist:
__2. John the Apostle, son of Zebedee:
__3. The father of St. Peter:
__4. John surnamed Mark:
__5. The writer of the Apocalypse, traditionally identified with 2:
Ἰωάννης (D, Ἰωνάθας; see MM, Exp., XV; Bl., §10, 2), ὁ,
John:
(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | iōannos54×Ἰωάννης | iōannois |
| object accusative | iōannon37×Ἰωάννην | iōannoin |
| direct address vocative | iōannor | iōannoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iōannou39×Ἰωάννου | iōannoiu |
| to, for dative | iōanno5×Ἰωάννῃ | iōannoi |
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
iōanno 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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
135 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
iōannos“John”subjectnominative singular54×, 32 shown
Matthew 3:1En de tai hēmerai ekeinai paragenotō Iōannos tos baptistos kērussarōntos en ta erēma …In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the …
Matthew 3:4autos de tos Iōannos echate tem endumem autou apo trichaiu …John wore a garment of camel’s hair …
Matthew 3:14tos de Iōannos diakōluate auton legarōntos; Mis chreian echamō …But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I …
Matthew 4:12Akouarantos de hoti Iōannos paradōita anachōrata eis tan Galilaian.When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to …
Matthew 10:2… autou, Iakōbos tos tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannos tos adelfos autou,… son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
Matthew 11:2Tos de Iōannos akouarantos en te desmōtērie teim ergeim …Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works …
Matthew 11:18erchata gar Iōannos mēte esthiarōntos mēte pinarōntos, kai legalō; …For John came neither eating nor drinking, and …
Matthew 14:2… legata toi paidoi autou; Houtos atō Iōannos tos baptistos; autos egerita apo toiu …… said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from …
Matthew 14:4legate gar auto tos Iōannos; Ouk exestinatō si echarō autan;because John had been telling him, “It is …
Matthew 21:32erchata gar Iōannos pros vin en hoda dikaiosunau, kai …For John came to you in the way …
Mark 1:4geneta Iōannos tos baptizarōntos en ta erēma kērussarōntos …John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness …
Mark 1:6kai ate tos Iōannos enduorēntos trichain kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan …John was clothed in camel’s hair, with …
Mark 6:14… tem onomem autou, kai legale hoti Iōannos tos baptizarōntos egerotē ek nekroiu, kai …… well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the …
Mark 6:18legate gar tos Iōannos to Hērōdo hoti Ouk exestinatō si …For John had been telling Herod, “It is …
Mark 9:38Fēate auto tos Iōannos; Didaskalor, horana tinon en te onome …John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw …
Mark 10:35Kai prosporeuolō auto Iakōbos kai Iōannos tois huiois Zebedaiou legarōntois auto; Didaskalor, …Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to …
Mark 13:3… kata idian Petros kai Iakōbos kai Iōannos kai Andreos;… Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
Luke 1:60… mētēras autou legata; Ouchi, alla kaliti Iōannos.… replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
Luke 1:63kai aitarantos pinakidiem grafata legarōntos; Iōannos atō onomem autou. kai thaumazala pantois.… tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
Luke 3:16apokrineta legarōntos pantoi tos Iōannos; Mis men hude baptizamō vin; erchotō …John answered all of them: “I baptize …
Luke 7:18“John”… duo tinoin toiu mathētoiu autou tos IōannosThen John’s disciples informed him about all these things.
Luke 7:20… de pros auton tois androis legala; Iōannos tos baptistos apostelata nin pros sin …… men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask …
Luke 7:33erchatē gar Iōannos tos baptistos mē esthiarōntos arton mēte …For John the Baptist came neither eating bread …
Luke 9:7… dia tem legorō hupo tinoiu hoti Iōannos egerita ek nekroiu,… perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
Luke 9:49Apokrinirantos de Iōannos legata; Epistator, horana tinon en te …“Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons …
Luke 9:54horarantois de tois mathētois Iakōbos kai Iōannos legala; Kurior, thelasō leganeia purem katabainara …When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do …
Luke 11:1… Kurior, didaskasar nin proseuchorō, kathōs kai Iōannos didaskata toin mathētoin autou.… teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
John 1:6… anthrōpos apostelorēntos para theou, onomem auto Iōannos;… sent from God. His name was John.
John 1:15Iōannos marturatō peri autou kai krazatē legarōntos; …John testified concerning Him. He cried out …
John 1:26apokrinita autoi tos Iōannos legarōntos; Mis baptizamō en hude; mesos …“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One …
John 1:28… peran tou Iordanou, hopou ate tos Iōannos baptizarōntos.… at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
John 1:32kai marturata Iōannos legarōntos hoti Theasomē tem pneumem katabainarōntem …Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending …
iōannon“John”objectaccusative singular37×, 31 shown
Matthew 3:13… Galilaiau epi ton Iordanon pros ton Iōannon teu baptizira hupo autou.… the Jordan to be baptized by John.
Matthew 4:21… adelfoin, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, en te ploie …… son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with …
Matthew 14:3Tos gar Hērōdos kratarantos ton Iōannon data auton kai en fulaka apotitheta …Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him …
Matthew 14:10kai pemparantos apokefalizata ton Iōannon en ta fulaka;and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.
Matthew 16:14tois de legala; Tois men Iōannon ton baptiston, allosois de Ēliaon, heterois …They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and …
Matthew 17:1… Iēsus ton Petron kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, kai anaferatō autoin …… took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led …
Matthew 21:26… pantois gar hōs profēton echalō ton Iōannon.… the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
Mark 1:14Kai meta tem paradōira ton Iōannon erchata tos Iēsus eis tan Galilaian …After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed …
Mark 1:19… horata Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, kai autoin en …… son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending …
Mark 3:17kai Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon tou Iakōbou kai epitithata …… son of Zebedee and his brother John ( whom He named Boanerges, meaning “Sons …
Mark 5:37… mē ton Petron kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon ton adelfon Iakōbou.… accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
Mark 6:16… tos Hērōdos legate; Hon mis apokefalizama Iōannon, houtos egerita.… when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from …
Mark 6:17… gar tos Hērōdos apostelarantos kratata ton Iōannon kai data auton en fulaka dia …For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned …
Mark 6:20tos gar Hērōdos fobote ton Iōannon, horarēntos auton andron dikaion kai hagion, …because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he …
Mark 8:28tois de legala auto legarōntois hoti Iōannon ton baptiston, kai allosois Ēliaon, allosois …They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and …
Mark 9:2… ton Petron kai ton Iakōbon kai Iōannon, kai anaferatō autoin eis orem hupsēlem …… took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high …
Mark 11:32… ton ochlon, hapantois gar echale ton Iōannon ontōs hoti profētos ate.… people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
Mark 14:33… paralabatō ton Petron kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon meta autou, kai archeta ekthamborō kai …… took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled …
Luke 1:13… si, kai kalasi tem onomem autou Iōannon;… are to give him the name John.
Luke 3:2… kai Kaiafou, geneta rēmem theou epi Iōannon ton Zachariou huion en ta erēma.… the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Luke 3:20… houtem epi pantei, kai katakleiata ton Iōannon en fulaka.… this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
Luke 5:10homoiōs de kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon huioin Zebedaiou, hois ale koinōnois to …… so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not …
Luke 6:14… ton adelfon autou kai Iakōbon kai Iōannon kai Filippon kai Bartholomaion… and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
Luke 8:51… sun auto ei mē Petron kai Iōannon kai Iakōbon kai ton patron tau …… go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and …
Luke 9:9legata de tos Hērōdos; Iōannon mis apokefalizama; tinos de atō houtos …“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this …
Luke 9:19tois de apokrinirantois legala; Iōannon ton baptiston, allosois de Ēliaon, allosois …They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and …
Luke 9:28… hēmerais oktō kai paralabarantos Petron kai Iōannon kai Iakōbon anabainata eis tem orem …… things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on …
Luke 20:6… hapantos katalithazati nin, peithorēntos gar atō Iōannon profēton arō;… us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
Luke 22:8kai apostelata Petron kai Iōannon legarantos; Poreuirantois hetoimazavar ni tem pascha …Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for …
John 3:26“John”kai erchala pros ton Iōannon kai legala auto; Rabbi, hos ate …… John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about — He is baptizing, and everyone is …
John 5:33vis apostelavē pros Iōannon, kai marturatē ta alētheia;You have sent to John, and he has testified to the …
iōannou“John”of, belonging togenitive singular39×, 32 shown
Matthew 9:14“John”Tote prosercholō auto tois mathētois Iōannou legarōntois; Dia tinem nis kai tois …Then John’s disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast …
Matthew 11:7… tos Iēsus legarō toi ochloi peri Iōannou; Tinem exerchava eis tan erēman theasera? …… to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into …
Matthew 11:11… ouk egerotē en gennētoi gunaikaiu megoteros Iōannou tou baptistou; tos de mikroteros en …… has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least …
Matthew 11:12apo de taiu hēmeraiu Iōannou tou baptistou heōs arti tas basileias …From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom …
Matthew 11:13… tois profētois kai tos nomos heōs Iōannou profēteuala;… Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
Matthew 14:8… fēatō, hōde epi pinaxo tan kefalan Iōannou tou baptistou.… on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
Matthew 17:13tote suniēkala tois mathētois hoti peri Iōannou tou baptistou legata autoi.… He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
Matthew 21:25“John”tem baptismem tem Iōannou pothen ate? ek ouranou ē ek …What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He …
Mark 1:9… kai baptizita eis ton Iordanon hupo Iōannou.… in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
Mark 1:29… Simōnou kai Andreou meta Iakōbou kai Iōannou.… synagogue, they went with James and John to the home of Simon and …
Mark 2:18Kai ale tois mathētois Iōannou kai tois Farisaiois nēsteuarōntois. kai ercholō …Now John’s disciples and the Pharisees were often …
Mark 2:18… legalō auto; Dia tinem tois mathētois Iōannou kai tois mathētois toiu Farisaioiu nēsteualō, …… Why don’t Your disciples fast like John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees?”
Mark 6:24… aitemeia? tas de legata; Tan kefalan Iōannou tou baptizarōntou.… her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
Mark 6:25… dōaseia mi epi pinaxo tan kefalan Iōannou tou baptistou.… to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
Mark 10:41… deka archela aganaktarō peri Iakōbou kai Iōannou.… they became indignant with James and John.
Mark 11:30“John”tem baptismem tem Iōannou ek ouranou ate ē ek anthrōpoiu? …John’s baptism — was it from heaven or from men? Answer Me!”
Luke 3:15… en tai kardiai autoiu peri tou Iōannou, mēpote autos atoiō tos christos,… all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
Luke 5:33“John”… de legala pros auton; Tois mathētois Iōannou nēsteualō pukneim kai deēsiain poiolō, homoiōs …Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but …
Luke 7:24Apercharantoiu de toiu angeloiu Iōannou archeta legarō pros toin ochloin peri …After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to …
Luke 7:24… archeta legarō pros toin ochloin peri Iōannou; Tinem exerchava eis tan erēman theasera? …… to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into …
Luke 7:28legamō vi, megoteros en gennētoi gunaikaiu Iōannou oudenos atō; tos de mikroteros en …… there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the …
Luke 7:29… dikaiala ton theon, baptizirantois tem baptismem Iōannou;… they had received the baptism of John.
Luke 16:16Tos nomos kai tois profētois mechris Iōannou; apo tote tas basileias tou theou …… and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of …
Luke 20:4“John”Tem baptismem Iōannou ek ouranou ate ē ek anthrōpoiu?John’s baptism — was it from heaven, or from men?”
John 1:19“John”Kai houtas atō tas marturias tou Iōannou hote apostelala tois Ioudaiois ek Hierosolumeiu …And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and …
John 1:40“John”… ek toiu duo toiu akouarantoiu para Iōannou kai akoloutharantoiu auto;… was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
John 1:42… legata; Sis asō Simōnos tos huios Iōannou, sis kalisi Kēfos hem hermēneuotō Petros.… said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which …
John 3:25Geneta oun zētēsias ek toiu mathētoiu Iōannou meta Ioudaiou peri katharismou.Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over …
John 5:36“John’s”… de echamō tan marturian megotereim tou Iōannou, teim gar ergeim heim dōatē mi …But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish …
John 21:15… to Simōno Petro tos Iēsus; Simōnor Iōannou, agapasō min polloterem houtoiu? legatō auto; …… asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than …
John 21:16legatō auto palin deuterem; Simōnor Iōannou, agapasō min? legatō auto; Nai, kurior, …… a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord …
John 21:17legatō auto tem tritem; Simōnor Iōannou, filasō min? lupita tos Petros hoti …… a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was …
iōanno“John”to, fordative singular5×
Matthew 11:4… tos Iēsus legata autoi; Poreuirantois apangelavar Iōanno heim akouavō kai blepavō;… replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
Luke 7:18“John”Kai apangelala Iōanno tois mathētois autou peri panteiu houteiu. …Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.
Luke 7:22kai apokrinirantos legata autoi; Poreuirantois apangelavar Iōanno heim horava kai akouava; tuflois anablepalō, …… replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard …
Acts 3:4… de Petros eis auton sun to Iōanno legata; Blepasar eis nin.… looked directly at him, as did John. “Look at us!” said Peter.
Revelation 1:1… tou angelou autou to doulo autou Iōanno,… sending His angel to His servant John,