Justus
ἸοῦστοςStrong’s G2459Ioustos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ioustos is the Greek word usually translated “justus”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.”
Meaning
Usually translated “justus”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- justus 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 2
- Colossians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 18:7And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
- Colossians 4:11And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
Greek dictionary
Ἰοῦστος Ioustos · Justus
Ἰοῦστος, -ου, ὁ Justus, the surname of, 1. Joseph Barsabbas: Act.1:23. 2. Titus, of Corinth: Act.18:7. 3. Jesus, a Christian of Rome: Col.4:11.† (AS)
Ἰησοῦς Iēsous · Jesus
Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31, al.; Ἰησοῦ, voc., Mrk.1:24, al. 2. Joshua: Act.7:45, Heb.4:8. 3. Jesus, son of Eliezer: Luk.3:28. 4. Jesus, surnamed Justus: Col.4:11. 5. see: βαραββᾶς. (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.