noun · feminine
ioppas
GreekἸόππη (ioppē)
Strong’sG2445
Joppa
stem iopp-10 times in the New Testament3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰόππη (FlJ, id., and also Ἰόπη), -ης, ἡ, (Heb. יָפוֹ),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2445 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-op'-pay
Joppe (i.e. Japho), a place in Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJoppa.
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 | ioppas | ioppais |
| object accusative | ioppan4×Ἰόππην | ioppain |
| direct address vocative | ioppar | ioppair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ioppau2×Ἰόππης | ioppaiu |
| to, for dative | ioppa4×Ἰόππῃ | ioppai |
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
ioppa 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
10 occurrences, every one of them listed
ioppan“Joppa”objectaccusative singular4×
Acts 10:5“Joppa”kai nun pempasar anēroin eis Ioppan kai metapempesar Simōnon tinon hos epikalitō Petros;Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
Acts 10:8“Joppa”kai exēgeratos hapanteim autoi apostelata autoin eis tan Ioppan.He explained what had happened and sent them to Joppa.
Acts 10:32“Joppa”pempasar oun eis Ioppan kai metakalesar Simōnon hos epikalitō Petros; houtos xenizitō en oikia Simōnou bursevou para thalassan.Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
Acts 11:13“Joppa”apangellata de ni pōs horata ton angelon en to oiko autou histaniraton kai legaraton; Apostelasar eis Ioppan kai metapempesar Simōnon ton epikalirōton Petron,He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
ioppau“Joppa”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 9:42“Joppa”gnōstem de gineta kata holau tau Ioppau, kai pisteuala pollois epi ton kurion.This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
Acts 10:23“Joppa”eiskaleratos oun autoin xenizata. Ta de epaurion anistanaratos exerchata sun autoi, kai tinois toiu adelfoiu toiu apo Ioppau sunerchala auto.So Peter invited them in as his guests. And the next day he got ready and went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.
ioppa“Joppa”to, fordative singular4×
Acts 9:36“Joppa”En Ioppa de tinas ate mathētrias onome Tabitha, has diermēneuirōtas legitō Dorkadas; houtas ate plēras ergeiu agatheiu kai eleēmosunaiu haiu poiate.In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Acts 9:38“Joppa”engus de arōtau Luddau ta Ioppa tois mathētois akouaratois hoti Petros atō en auta apostelala duo anēroin pros auton parakalarōtois; Mē oknaseia dierchara heōs nu;Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
Acts 9:43“Joppa”gineta de hēmerain hikanain menara en Ioppa para tino Simōno bursevo.And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
Acts 11:5“Joppa”Mis eme en polita Ioppa proseucherōtos kai horama en ekstasia horamem, katabainarōtem skeuem tinem hōs othonan megan tessares archai kathiēkirōtan ek tou ouranou, kai erchata achri mu;“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.