noun · masculine
ioulios
GreekἸούλιος (ioulios)
Strong’sG2457
Julius
stem iouli-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰούλιος, -ου, ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2457 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-oo'-lee-os
Julius, a centurion
Fromof Latin origin;
King JamesJulius.
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 | ioulios1×Ἰούλιος | iouliois |
| object accusative | ioulion | ioulioin |
| direct address vocative | ioulior | ioulioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iouliou | ioulioiu |
| to, for dative | ioulio1×Ἰουλίῳ | ioulioi |
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
ioulio 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
ioulios“Julius”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 27:3“Julius”ta tē hetera katagina eis Sidōnan, filanthrōpōs tē tos Ioulios to Paulo chreratos epitrepata pros toin filoin poreuirato epimeleiau tunchanara.The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
ioulio“Julius”to, fordative singular1×
Acts 27:1“Julius”Hōs de krinita teu apoplarō nin eis tan Italian, paradōale ton tē Paulon kai tinoin heteroin desmōtoin hekatontarchēo onome Ioulio speirau Sebastau.When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.