noun · masculine
iordanos
GreekἸορδάνης (iordanēs)
Strong’sG2446
the Jordan
stem iordan-15 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰορδάνης, -ου, ὁ (Heb. יַרְדֵּן),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2446 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-or-dan'-ace
the Jordanes (i.e. Jarden), a river of Palestine
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJordan.
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 | iordanos | iordanois |
| object accusative | iordanon2×Ἰορδάνην | iordanoin |
| direct address vocative | iordanor | iordanoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iordanou11×Ἰορδάνου | iordanoiu |
| to, for dative | iordano2×Ἰορδάνῃ | iordanoi |
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
iordano 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
15 occurrences, every one of them listed
iordanon“Jordan”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 3:13“Jordan”Tote paraginetō tos Iēsus apo tau Galilaiau epi ton Iordanon pros ton Iōannon teu baptizira hupo autou.At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.
Mark 1:9“Jordan”Kai gineta en ekeinai tai hēmerai erchata Iēsus apo Nazaret tau Galilaiau kai baptizita eis ton Iordanon hupo Iōannou.In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
iordanou“Jordan”of, belonging togenitive singular11×
Matthew 3:5“Jordan”tote ekporeuete pros auton Hierosolumeim kai pantas tas Ioudaias kai pantas tas perichōras tou Iordanou,People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan.
Matthew 4:15“Jordan”Gēas Zaboulōn kai gēas Nefthalim, hodan thalassau, peran tou Iordanou, Galilaias teiu ethneiu,“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles —
Matthew 4:25“Jordan”kai akolouthala auto ochlois pollois apo tau Galilaiau kai Dekapoliau kai Hierosolumeiu kai Ioudaiau kai peran tou Iordanou.Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Matthew 19:1“Jordan”Kai gineta hote telata tos Iēsus toin logoin houtoin, metairata apo tau Galilaiau kai erchata eis teim horeim tau Ioudaiau peran tou Iordanou.When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
Mark 3:8“Jordan”kai apo Hierosolumeiu kai apo tau Idoumaiau kai peran tou Iordanou kai peri Turan kai Sidōnan, plēthem pollem, akouarōtois hoseim poiate erchala pros auton.Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
Mark 10:1“Jordan”Kai ekeithen anistanaratos erchetō eis teim horeim tau Ioudaiau kai peran tou Iordanou, kai sumporeuelō palin ochlois pros auton, kai hōs eiōthatelē palin didaskate autoin.Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
Luke 3:3“Jordan”kai erchata eis pantan perichōran tou Iordanou kērussarōtos baptismem metanoiau eis afesian hamartaiu,He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,
Luke 4:1“Jordan”Iēsus de plēros pneumeu hagieu hupostrefata apo tou Iordanou, kai agite en te pneume en ta erēmaThen Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
John 1:28“Jordan”houteim en Bēthania gineta peran tou Iordanou, hopou ate tos Iōannos baptizarōtos.All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
John 3:26“Jordan”kai erchala pros ton Iōannon kai legala auto; Rabbi, hos ate meta su peran tou Iordanou, ho sis marturasē, ide houtos baptizatō kai pantois erchelō pros auton.So 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 going to Him.”
John 10:40“Jordan”Kai aperchata palin peran tou Iordanou eis ton topon hopou ate Iōannos tem prōtem baptizarōtos, kai menata ekei.Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
iordano“Jordan”to, fordative singular2×
Matthew 3:6“Jordan”kai baptizile en to Iordano potamo hupo autou exomologerōtois tain hamartain autoiu.Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Mark 1:5“Jordan”kai ekporeuete pros auton pantas tas Ioudaias chōras kai tois Hierosolumitois pantois, kai baptizile hupo autou en to Iordano potamo exomologerōtois tain hamartain autoiu.People went out to him from all of Jerusalem and the countryside of Judea. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.