Jew
ἸουδαῖοςStrong’s G2453Ioudaios
Appears in 186 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ioudaios is the Greek word usually translated “jews”, “jew” and “jewish”. It appears in 186 verses of the New Testament.
“Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”
Meaning
Usually translated “jews”, “jew” and “jewish”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- jews 157
- a jew 10
- jew 6
- jewish 5
- to jews 5
- of jews 3
- the jews 2
- to jew 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 77
- John 67
- Romans 11
- Mark 6
- 1 Corinthians 6
- Matthew 5
12 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 27:11And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.
- Matthew 27:29And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
- Matthew 27:37And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
- Matthew 28:15So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day.
- Mark 7:3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
- Mark 15:2And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.
All 186 verses, by book
- John 67
- 1:192:62:132:182:203:13:223:254:94:225:15:105:155:165:186:46:416:527:17:27:117:137:157:358:228:318:488:528:579:189:2210:1910:2410:3110:3311:811:1911:3111:3311:3611:4511:5411:5512:912:1113:3318:1218:1418:2018:3118:3318:3518:3618:3818:3919:319:719:1219:1419:1919:2019:2119:3119:3819:4019:4220:19
- Acts 77
- 2:52:149:229:2310:2210:2810:3911:1912:312:1113:513:613:4213:4313:4513:5014:114:214:414:514:1916:116:316:2017:117:517:1017:1317:1718:218:418:518:1218:1418:1918:2418:2819:1019:1319:1419:1719:3319:3420:320:1920:2121:1121:2021:2121:2721:3922:322:1222:3023:1223:2023:2723:3024:524:924:2424:2725:225:725:825:925:1025:1525:2426:226:326:426:726:2128:1728:1928:29
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 11:24
- Colossians 1
- 3:11
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- 2:14
Greek dictionary
Ἰουδαῖος Ioudaios · Jew
Ἰουδαῖος, -αία, -αῖον (Ἰούδας), Jewish: ἀνήρ, Act.10:28 22:3; ἄνθρωπος, Act.21:39; ψευδοπροφήτης, 13:6; ἀσχιερεύς, 19:14; γυνή, 16:1 24:24; γῆ, Jhn.3:22; χώρα, Mrk.1:5. Substantively, (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.; …
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.