John
ἸωνᾶςStrong’s G2495Iōnas
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Iōnas is the Greek word usually translated “jonah” and “than jonah”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:”
Meaning
Usually translated “jonah” and “than jonah”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of jonah 5
- jonah 2
- than jonah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- Luke 3
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 12:40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Matthew 12:41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
- Matthew 16:4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
- Luke 11:29And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
- Luke 11:30For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
- Luke 11:32The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Greek dictionary
Ἰωνᾶς Iōnas · John
Ἰωνᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Heb. יוֹנָה), Jonah, the prophet: Mat.12:39-41 16:4, Luk.11:29-30, 32.† (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.