noun · masculine
iōb
GreekἸώβ (iōb)
Strong’sG2492
Job
stem iōb-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰώβ, ὁ (Heb. אִיּוֹב),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2492 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-obe'
Job (i.e. Ijob), a patriarch
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJob.
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 | iōb | iōb |
| object accusative | iōb | iōb |
| direct address vocative | iōb | iōb |
| of, belonging to genitive | iōb1×Ἰὼβ | iōb |
| to, for dative | iōb | iōb |
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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
iōb“Job”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
James 5:11“Job”idou makarizanō toin hupomenaratoin; tan hupomonan Iōb akouava, kai tem telem kuriou horava, hoti polusplanchnos atō tos kurios kai oiktirmōnos.See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.