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Judah

ἸουδάStrong’s G2448

Iouda

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Iouda is the Greek word usually translated “judah”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.”
Matthew 2:6 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “judah”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • of judah 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Matthew 1
  • Luke 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

Ἰουδά Iouda · Judah

Ἰούδα, (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew: Jhn.4:9, Act.18:24, Rom.2:28; pl., Rev.2:9 3:9; οἱ Ἰ., Mat.2:2, Mrk.7:3, Jhn.2:6, al.; Ἰ. τε καὶ Ἕλληνες, Act.14:1, al.; κ. προσήλυτοι, Act.2:10; ἔθνη τε κ. Ἰ., Act.14:5; οἱ κατὰ τὰ ἔθνη, Act.21:21; of Jewish Christians, Gal.2:13; of the ruling class who opposed Jesus, Jhn.1:19 2:18 5:10 11:8 13:33, al.; (b) Ἰουδαία, -ας, ἡ (sc. γῆ, χώρα, cf. Jhn.3:22, Mrk.1:5), (Heb. יְהוּדָה), Judæa: Mat.2:1, Luk.1:5, Jhn.4:3, al. (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.