#19 · 917× in the NT · proper · masculine
ὁ ὁ Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς
History
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In the NT
τότε παραγίνεται ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας
then Jesus comes from Galilee
Matt 3:13 · dictionary form
τῇ ἐπαύριον βλέπει τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἐρχόμενον
the next day he sees Jesus coming
John 1:29 · acc.
ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν
and Jesus answered and said to him
Matt 3:15
Morphology
2nd-declension masculine, contracted · Ἰησοῦς, Ἰησοῦ, Ἰησοῦ, Ἰησοῦν
Genitive, dative, and vocative are all Ἰησοῦ. Accusative Ἰησοῦν.
Nom. Ἰησοῦς, gen./dat./voc. Ἰησοῦ, acc. Ἰησοῦν. The short Ἰησοῦ is not a different name — it is the genitive or dative.
Further reading
- Mounce, BBG 4th ed. ch. 6, pp. 33–51 (2nd decl. masc.)
- Smyth §237
- Hildebrandt, Mastering NT Greek ch. 4, p. 32 (CLI)
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.