noun · masculine
israēlitos
GreekἸσραηλίτης (israēlitēs)
Strong’sG2475
an Israelite
stem israēlit-9 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰσραηλείτης
(Rec. -λίτης),ου, ὁ, [in LXX: Nu 25:8 (יִשְׂרָאֵל), III Ki 20 (21):1 (יִזְרְעֵאלִי; Luc. Ἰεζραηλίτης), etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2475 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidis-rah-ale-ee'-tace
an "Israelite", i.e. descendant of Israel (literally or figuratively)
Fromfrom G2474;
King JamesIsraelite.
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 | israēlitos2×Ἰσραηλίτης | israēlitois2×Ἰσραηλῖται |
| object accusative | israēliton | israēlitoin |
| direct address vocative | israēlitor | israēlitoir5×Ἰσραηλῖται |
| of, belonging to genitive | israēlitou | israēlitoiu |
| to, for dative | israēlito | israēlitoi |
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
israēlito 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
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
israēlitos“Israelite”subjectnominative singular2×
John 1:47“Israelite”horata tos Iēsus ton Nathanaēl ercherōton pros auton kai legatō peri autou; Ide alēthōs Israēlitos en ho dolos ouk atō.When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
Romans 11:1“Israelite”Legamō oun, mē apōtheta tos theos ton laon autou? mē ginetoia; kai gar mis Israēlitos amō, ek spermeu Abraam, fulau Beniamin.I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.
israēlitois“Israelites”subjectnominative plural2×
Romans 9:4“Israelites”hotinois alō Israēlitois, hoiu tas huiothesias kai tas doxas kai tais diathēkais kai tas nomothesias kai tas latreias kai tais epangeliais,the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
2 Corinthians 11:22“Israelites”Hebraiois alō? kamis. Israēlitois alō? kamis. spermem Abraam alō? kamis.Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.
israēlitoir“of Israel”direct addressvocative plural5×
Acts 2:22“Israel”Anēroir Israēlitoir, akouavar toin logoin houtoin. Iēsun ton Nazōraion, anēron apodeiknuirēton apo tou theou eis vin dunamiai kai teratei kai sēmei hei poiata dia autou tos theos en mese vu, kathōs autois oidavē,Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
Acts 3:12“Israel”horaratos de tos Petros apokrineta pros ton laon; Anēroir Israēlitoir, tinem thaumazavō epi houte, ē ni tinem atenizavō hōs idia dunamia ē eusebeia poiarētoi teu peripatarō auton?And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
Acts 5:35“of Israel”legata tē pros autoin; Anēroir Israēlitoir, prosechavōr heautoi epi toi anthrōpoi houtoi tinem mellavō prassarō.“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
Acts 13:16“of Israel”anistanaratos de Paulos kai kataseiaratos ta cheira legata; Anēroir Israēlitoir kai toir foberōtoir ton theon, akouavar.Paul stood up, motioned with his hand, and began to speak: “Men of Israel and you Gentiles who fear God, listen to me!
Acts 21:28“of Israel”krazarōtois; Anēroir Israēlitoir, boēthavōr; houtos atō tos anthrōpos tos kata tou laou kai tou nomou kai tou topou houtou pantoin pantachē didaskarōtos, ēti tē kai Hellēnoin eisagata eis tem hierem kai koinatē ton hagion topon houton.crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”