noun · masculine
israēl
Strong’sG2474
Israel
stem israēl-68 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Israel is the name given to Jacob, used both as his personal name and, by extension, for his descendants as a people 2.
Used of the people, it names the nation descended from Jacob, as in phrases like "the house of Israel," "the sons of Israel," and "the tribes of Israel" 13. By extension it stands for the Israelites collectively, as in "the people Israel," "the land of Israel," "the king of Israel," and "the hope of Israel" 13. The same word is also applied figuratively to Christians, as "the Israel of God," in contrast to "Israel according to the flesh," meaning the Israelite nation by physical descent 13.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
Ἰσραήλ (FlJ, Ἰσράηλος, -ου), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. יִשְׂרָאֵל, Ge 32:28),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2474 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidis-rah-ale'
Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King JamesIsrael.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Israel: ὁ οἶκος Ἰ.,
(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | israēl5×Ἰσραὴλ | israēl |
| object accusative | israēl6×Ἰσραήλ | israēl |
| direct address vocative | israēl1×Ἰσραήλ | israēl |
| of, belonging to genitive | israēl45×Ἰσραήλ | israēl |
| to, for dative | israēl11×Ἰσραὴλ | israēl |
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
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
68 occurrences, every one of them listed
israēl“Israel”subjectnominative singular5×
Romans 9:6… gar pantois tois ek Israēl, houtois Israēl;… who are descended from Israel are Israel.
Romans 9:31Israēl de diōkarōntos nomon dikaiosunau eis nomon …but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness …
Romans 10:19alla legamō, mē Israēl ouk gnōskata? prōtos Mōusos legatō; Mis …I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I …
Romans 11:7tinem oun? hem epizētatō Israēl, houtem ouk epitunchanata, tas de eklogas …What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain …
Romans 11:26kai houtōs pantos Israēl sōziti; kathōs grafotē; Hēkati ek Siōn …And so all Israel will be saved, as it is …
israēl“Israel”objectaccusative singular6×
Matthew 2:6… hotinos poimanati ton laon mu ton Israēl.… be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
Luke 1:80… heōs hēmerau anadeixiau autou pros ton Israēl.… time of his public appearance to Israel.
Luke 24:21… autos atō tos mellarōntos lutrorō ton Israēl; alla ge kai sun pantei houtei …… was the One who would redeem Israel. And besides all this, it is …
Romans 10:21pros de ton Israēl legatō; Holan tan hēmeran ekpetannuama tain …But as for Israel he says: “All day long I …
1 Corinthians 10:18blepavōr ton Israēl kata sarkan; ouk tois esthiarōntois tain …Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the …
Galatians 6:16… autoin kai elesem, kai epi ton Israēl tou theou.… by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
israēl“Israel”direct addressvocative singular1×
Mark 12:29… tos Iēsus hoti Prōtas atō; Akouasōr, Israēl, kurios tos theos nu kurios henos …… is the most important: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord …
israēl“Israel”of, belonging togenitive singular45×
Matthew 2:20… mētēran autou kai poreuosōr eis gēan Israēl, thnēskalē gar tois zētarōntois tan psuchan …… and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life …
Matthew 2:21… mētēran autou kai eiserchata eis gēan Israēl.… and went to the land of Israel.
Matthew 10:6… pros teim probateim teim apolarēnteim oikou Israēl.… rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
Matthew 10:23… ouk mē telaveia tain polain tou Israēl heōs an erchateia tos huios tou …… not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 15:24… eis teim probateim teim apolarēnteim oikou Israēl.… lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Matthew 15:31… tufloin bleparōntoin; kai doxazala ton theon Israēl.… And they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 19:28… thronoin krinarōntois tain dōdeka fulain tou Israēl.… thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Matthew 27:9… tou timorēntou hon timela apo huioiu Israēl,… on Him by the people of Israel,
Matthew 27:42… sōzata, heauton ouk dunotō sōzara; basilevos Israēl atō, katabainatar nun apo tou staurou …… Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from …
Mark 15:32tos christos tos basilevos Israēl katabainatar nun apo tou staurou, hina …Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross …
Luke 1:16kai polloin toiu huioiu Israēl epistrefati epi kurion ton theon autoiu;Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the …
Luke 1:54antilabeta Israēl paidou autou, mimnēskira eleseu,He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
Luke 1:68Eulogētos kurios tos theos tou Israēl, hoti episkepteta kai poiata lutrōsian to …… be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed …
Luke 2:25… dikaios kai eulabos, prosdechorōntos paraklēsian tou Israēl, kai pneumem ate hagiem epi auton;… was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon …
Luke 2:32… apokalupsian ethneiu kai doxan laou su Israēl.… and for glory to Your people Israel.”
Luke 22:30… thronoiu tain dōdeka fulain krinarōntois tou Israēl.… thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
John 1:49… tou theou, sis basilevos asō tou Israēl.… God! You are the King of Israel!”
John 3:10“Israel”… auto; Sis asō tos didaskalos tou Israēl kai houteim ouk gnōskasō?“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
John 12:13… onome kuriou, kai tos basilevos tou Israēl.… Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”
Acts 2:36asfalōs oun gnōskatōr pantos oikos Israēl hoti kai kurion auton kai christon …Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has …
Acts 4:10… pantoi vi kai panto to lao Israēl hoti en te onome Iēsu Christou …… and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of …
Acts 4:27… Pontios Pilatos sun ethnei kai laoi Israēl,… the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom …
Acts 5:21… kai pantan tan gerousian toiu huioiu Israēl, kai apostelala eis tem desmōtēriem agira …… full assembly of the elders of Israel— and sent to the jail for …
Acts 7:23… episkeptera toin adelfoin autou toin huioin Israēl.… visit his brothers, the children of Israel.
Acts 7:37“Israel”… tos Mōusos tos legarantos toi huioi Israēl; Profēton vi anastēati tos theos ek …This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your …
Acts 7:42… eteim tesserakonta en ta erēma, oikor Israēl?… in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
Acts 9:15… ethneiu tē kai basilevoiu huioiu tē Israēl,… kings, and before the people of Israel.
Acts 10:36ton logon hon apostelata toi huioi Israēl euangelizorōntos eirēnan dia Iēsu Christou; houtos …… this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through …
Acts 13:17tos theos tou laou houtou Israēl eklegeta toin patroin nu, kai ton …The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them …
Acts 13:24… autou baptismem metanoiau panto to lao Israēl.… repentance to all the people of Israel.
Acts 28:20… proslalara, heneken gar tau elpidau tou Israēl tan halusian houtan perikeiomō.… is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this …
Romans 9:6… theou. ouk gar pantois tois ek Israēl, houtois Israēl;… not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
Romans 9:27Ēsaios de krazatō huper tou Israēl; Ean ateiō tos arithmos toiu huioiu …Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites …
Romans 9:27“Israel”… Ean ateiō tos arithmos toiu huioiu Israēl hōs tas ammoas tau thalassau, tem …… concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
Romans 11:2… hōs entunchanatō to theo kata tou Israēl?… how he appealed to God against Israel:
2 Corinthians 3:7“Israel”… hōste mē dunorō atenizara toin huioin Israēl eis tem prosōpem Mōusou dia tan …… glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting …
2 Corinthians 3:13“Israel”… pros tem mē atenizara toin huioin Israēl eis tem telem teu katargorōnteu.… Israelites from gazing at the end of what …
Ephesians 2:12… chōris Christou, apallotriorēntois tau politeiau tou Israēl kai xenois taiu diathēkaiu tau epangeliau, …… Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of …
Philippians 3:5peritoma oktaēmeros, ek geneu Israēl, fulau Beniamin, Hebraios ek Hebraioiu, kata …… eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a …
Hebrews 8:8… kurios, kai suntelami epi ton oikon Israēl kai epi ton oikon Ioudou diathēkan …… new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
Hebrews 8:10… tas diathēkas han diatithemi to oiko Israēl meta tain hēmerain ekeinain, legatō kurios, …… will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord …
Hebrews 11:22“Israel”… teleutarōntos peri tau exodau toiu huioiu Israēl mnēmoneuata, kai peri teiu osteiu autou …… spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
Revelation 2:14“Israel”… Balak balara skandalem enōpion toiu huioiu Israēl, esthiara eidōlothuteim kai porneuara;… who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
Revelation 7:4… chiliadais, sfragizorēntois ek pantau fulau huioiu Israēl;… sealed, 144,000 from all the tribes of Israel:
Revelation 21:12… heim atō taiu dōdeka fulaiu huioiu Israēl;… names of the twelve tribes of Israel, and twelve angels at the gates.
israēl“Israel”to, fordative singular11×
Matthew 8:10… para oudeno tosoutan pistian en to Israēl heuriskama.… I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Matthew 9:33… legarōntois; Oudepote fanita houtōs en to Israēl.… this has ever been seen in Israel!”
Luke 2:34… ptōsian kai anastasian polloiu en to Israēl kai eis sēmem antilegorōntem,… rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that …
Luke 4:25… en tai hēmerai Ēliaou en to Israēl, hote kleiita tos ouranos epi eteim …… that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when …
Luke 4:27kai pollois leprois ale en to Israēl epi Elisaiosou tou profētou, kai oudenos …And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the …
Luke 7:9… legata; Legamō vi, oude en to Israēl tosoutan pistian heuriskama.… I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
John 1:31… oidamelē auton, alla hina faneriteia to Israēl dia houtem erchama mis en hude …… that He might be revealed to Israel.”
Acts 1:6… chrono houto apokatastēasō tan basileian to Israēl?… this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
Acts 5:31… dexa autou, teu dōara metanoian to Israēl kai afesian hamartaiu;… repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
Acts 13:23… teu spermeu kata epangelian agata to Israēl sōtēron Iēsun,… this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.
Romans 11:25… fronimois, hoti pōrōsias apo mereu to Israēl genatē achri hou tem plērōmem teiu …… hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the …