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Ἰεσσαί

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
Ἰεσσαί, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
Iessai
Simplified transliteration: 
Iessai
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2421
GK Number: 
2649
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-3g(2)
Gloss: 
Jesse
Definition: 
Jesse, father of David (1 Sam. 16), pr. name, indecl., Mt. 1:5f.; Lk. 3:32; Acts 13:22; Rom. 15:12*

Greek-English Concordance for Ἰεσσαί

Matthew 1:5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz was the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed was the father of Jesse (Iessai | Ἰεσσαί | acc sg masc),
Matthew 1:6 and Jesse (Iessai | Ἰεσσαί | nom sg masc) was the father of David the king.
Luke 3:32 the son of Jesse (Iessai | Ἰεσσαί | gen sg masc), the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
Acts 13:22 After removing him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he said by way of testimony: ‘I have found in David the son of Jesse (Iessai | Ἰεσσαί | gen sg masc) a man after my heart, who will do everything I want him to.’
Romans 15:12 And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse (Iessai | Ἰεσσαί | gen sg masc) will come, even he who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in him will the Gentiles hope.”