noun · masculine
ioustos
GreekἸοῦστος (ioustos)
Strong’sG2459
Justus
stem ioust-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰοῦστος, -ου, ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2459 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-ooce'-tos
Justus, the name of three Christian
Fromof Latin origin ("just");
King JamesJustus.
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 | ioustos2×Ἰοῦστος | ioustois |
| object accusative | iouston | ioustoin |
| direct address vocative | ioustor | ioustoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | ioustou1×Ἰούστου | ioustoiu |
| to, for dative | iousto | ioustoi |
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
iousto 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
ioustos“Justus”subjectnominative singular2×
Acts 1:23“Justus”kai histanala duo, Iōsēf ton kalirōton Barsabbaon, hos epikalita Ioustos, kai Maththion.So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
Colossians 4:11“Justus”kai Iēsus tos legirōtos Ioustos, tois arōtois ek peritomau, houtois monois sunergois eis tan basileian tou theou, hotinois ginila mi parēgorias.Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
ioustou“Justus”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 18:7“Justus”kai metabainaratos ekeithen eiserchata eis oikian tinou onome Titiou Ioustou seberōtou ton theon, hou tas oikias ate sunomorarōtas ta sunagōga.So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.