noun · masculine
iōsios
GreekἸωσίας (iōsias)
Strong’sG2502
Josiah
stem iōsi-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰωσίας, v.s. Ἰωσείας.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2502 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-o-see'-as
Josias (i.e. Joshiah), an Israelite
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesJosias.
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 | iōsios1×Ἰωσίας | iōsiois |
| object accusative | iōsion1×Ἰωσίαν | iōsioin |
| direct address vocative | iōsior | iōsioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iōsiou | iōsioiu |
| to, for dative | iōsio | iōsioi |
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
iōsio 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
iōsios“Josiah”subjectnominative singular1×
Matthew 1:11“Josiah”Iōsios de gennata ton Iechonion kai toin adelfoin autou epi tau metoikesiau Babulōnau.and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
iōsion“Josiah”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 1:10“Josiah”Hezekios de gennata ton Manasson, Manassos de gennata ton Amōs, Amōs de gennata ton Iōsion,Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,