noun · masculine
iōnaos
GreekἸωνᾶς (iōnas)
Strong’sG2495
Jonah
stem iōna-9 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰωνᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Heb. יוֹנָה),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2495 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-o-nas'
Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJonas.
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 | iōnaos2×Ἰωνᾶς | iōnaois |
| object accusative | iōnaon | iōnaoin |
| direct address vocative | iōnaor | iōnaoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iōnaou7×Ἰωνᾶ | iōnaoiu |
| to, for dative | iōnao | iōnaoi |
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
iōnao 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
iōnaos“Jonah”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 12:40“Jonah”hōsper gar ate Iōnaos en ta koilia teu kēteu treis hēmerain kai treis nuxain, houtōs eti tos huios tou anthrōpou en ta kardia tau gēau treis hēmerain kai treis nuxain.For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Luke 11:30“Jonah”kathōs gar gineta Iōnaos toi Nineuitoi sēmem, houtōs eti kai tos huios tou anthrōpou ta genea houta.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
iōnaou“Jonah”of, belonging togenitive singular7×
Matthew 12:39“Jonah”tos de apokriniratos legata autoi; Geneas ponēras kai moichalias sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou tou profētou.Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Matthew 12:41“Jonah”anērois Nineuitois anistaneli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnaou, kai idou polloterem Iōnaou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
Matthew 12:41“Jonah”anērois Nineuitois anistaneli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnaou, kai idou polloterem Iōnaou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
Matthew 16:4“Jonah”Geneas ponēras kai moichalias sēmem epizētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou. kai kataleiparatos autoin aperchata.A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
Luke 11:29“Jonah”Toiu de ochloiu epathroizirōtoiu archeta legarō; Tas geneas houtas geneas ponēras atō; sēmem zētatō, kai sēmem ouk dōiti auta ei mē tem sēmem Iōnaou.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
Luke 11:32“Jonah”anērois Nineuitois anistaneli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnaou, kai idou polloterem Iōnaou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
Luke 11:32“Jonah”anērois Nineuitois anistaneli en ta krisia meta tau geneau houtau kai katakrinali autan; hoti metanoala eis tem kērugmem Iōnaou, kai idou polloterem Iōnaou hōde.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.