Greek Word Study · Strong’s G2495
Ἰωνᾶς
Iōnas · “John”
Used 9 times across 2 books
Definition
Ἰωνᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Heb. יוֹנָה),
Jonah, the prophet: Mat.12:39-41 16:4, Luk.11:29-30, 32.†
Jonah, the prophet: Mat.12:39-41 16:4, Luk.11:29-30, 32.†
Where it appears
Matthew5
Luke4
In the text
Matthew 12:39But 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: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.
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