Forms of the word

Dictionary
Ἰωνᾶς, ᾶ, ὁ
Greek transliteration
Iōnas
Simplified transliteration
Ionas

Numbers

Strong's number
2495
GK Number
2731

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
9
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-1e
Gloss
Jonah, dove
Definition
Jonas, pr. name Jonah, the prophet, Mt. 12:39; Lk. 11:29

Greek-English Concordance for Ἰωνᾶς

Matthew 12:39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah (Iōna | Ἰωνᾶ | gen sg masc) the prophet.
Matthew 12:40 For just as Jonah (Iōnas | Ἰωνᾶς | nom sg masc) was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
Matthew 12:41 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah (Iōna | Ἰωνᾶ | gen sg masc); and look, something greater than Jonah (Iōna | Ἰωνᾶ | gen sg masc) is here!
Matthew 16:4 An evil and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” (Iōna | Ἰωνᾶ | gen sg masc) Then he left them and went away.
Luke 11:29 As the crowds were getting larger, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah (Iōna | Ἰωνᾶ | gen sg masc).
Luke 11:30 For as Jonah (Iōnas | Ἰωνᾶς | nom sg masc) became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
Luke 11:32 The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah (Iōna | Ἰωνᾶ | gen sg masc), and behold, something greater than Jonah (Iōna | Ἰωνᾶ | gen sg masc) is here.

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