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Judaism

ἸουδαϊσμόςStrong’s G2454

Ioudaismos

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

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

“For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:”
Galatians 1:13 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • judaism 2

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

Where it's used most
  • Galatians 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

Ἰουδαϊσμός Ioudaismos · Judaism

Ἰουδαϊσμός, -οῦ, ὁ (Ἰουδαΐζω), [in LXX: 2Ma.2:21 2Mac 8:1 2Mac 14:38, 4Ma.4:26 * ;] Judaism, the observance of Jewish rites: Gal.1:13-14.† (AS)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “judaism” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

JU'DAISM, noun

  1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews, as enjoined
  2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies.

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.