Word Study · Strong's G2269 · Greek
Ἠσαῦ
Esau
ay-sow'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Ēsaû
“Esau, an Edomite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Esau, an Edomite
Rendered in the KJV as
Esau.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- Ἠσαῦ1
- Ἠσαῦ,1
- Ἠσαῦ.¶1
How it is rendered · 3
- Esau1
- Esau,1
- Esau.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM-L · 1
- N-ASM-P · 1
- N-NSM-P · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Hebrews carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Romans1 occurrence
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 11:20Ἠσαῦ.¶ēsaunoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularBy faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning the future.here: Esau.
- Hebrews 12:16Ἠσαῦ,ēsaunoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSee to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright.here: Esau,