Ἰησοῦς

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Etymology

    Hellenized form of Semitic proper name roughly equivalent to Ἰησοῦ (Iēsoû) +‎ (-s); Hellenic case suffixes added to an approximated Greek literal phonetic rendering of Aramaic יֵשׁוּע (Yēšū́ʿ, Jesus) and Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (Yēšū́ʿa, Jesus” or “Joshua), a syncopated relative of Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (Yĕhōšúʿa, Joshua); ultimately can be traced to Paleo-Hebrew primitive root Biblical Hebrew 𐤉𐤔𐤏 (y-š-ʕ, to deliver, save).

    Pronunciation

     
    •  Hyphenation: Ἰ‧η‧σοῦς

    Proper noun

    Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûsm (genitive Ἰησοῦ); second declension

    1. (biblical, Christianity, New Testament) Jesus, Jeshua, Yeshua
    2. (biblical, Judaism, Hebrew Bible (Septuagint)) Joshua, Jehoshua, Yehoshua

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