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Bible Lexicons

Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #2383 - Ἰάειρος

Transliteration

Iáeiros

Phonetics

ee-ah'-i-ros

Origin

of Hebrew origin (H2971)

Parts of Speech

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's
Jairus = "whom God enlightens"

a ruler of a synagogue, probably near the western shore of the Sea of Galilee

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (2)

Mark 1

Luke 1

NAS (2)

Mark 1

Luke 1

HCS (2)

Mark 1

Luke 1

BSB (2)

Mark 1

Luke 1

ESV (2)

Mark 1

Luke 1

WEB (2)

Mark 1

Luke 1

KJV (2)

Jairus 2

NAS (2)

Jairus 2

HCS (2)

Jairus 2

BSB (2)

Jairus 2

ESV (2)

Jairus 2

WEB (2)

Jairus 2

RAH

ANT

N-NSM 2

BEZ

N-NSM 2

BGB

N-NMS 2

BMT

N-NSM 2

BYZ

N-NSM 2

ELZ

N-NSM 2

NA26

N-NSM 2

SBL

N-NSM 2

SCV

N-NSM 2

STV

N-NSM 2

TIS

N-NSM 2

Thayer's Expanded Definition

Ἰάειρος, Ἰαειρου (cf. Buttmann, 18 (16)), ὁ (יָאִיר (i. e. whom Jehovah enlightens), Numbers 32:41), Jairus (pronoun, Ja-i'-rus), a ruler of the synagogue, whose daughter Jesus restored to life: Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41. (Cf. B. D. American edition, under the word.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

Ἰάειρος , -ου , ὁ

(Heb. H2971, Numbers 32:41),

Jairus: Mark 5:22, Luke 8:41.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

Apart from the Gospels (Mark 5:22, Luke 8:41) this name is found in the Greek Bible in Esther 2:5 Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ τοῦ Ιαείρου. A similar form occurs in Wilcken Ostr 1231 (Thebes—Ptol.) Θεόδωρος καὶ Ἀβαιοῦς καὶ Σκύμνος Ἰαείρῃ χα (ίρειν).

List of Word Forms

Ιαειρος Ἰάειρος Ἰάϊρος Iairos Iáïros