Jew
ἸουδαϊκῶςStrong’s G2452Ioudaikōs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Ioudaikōs is the Greek word usually translated “like a jew”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?”
Meaning
Usually translated “like a jew”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- like a jew 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
Ἰουδαϊκῶς Ioudaikōs · Jew
Ἰουδαϊκῶς adv.; in Jewish fashion: Gal.2:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “jew” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
JEW, noun
[a contraction of Judas of Judah.]
A Hebrew or Israelite.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.