Word Study · Strong's G2421 · Greek

Ἰεσσαί

Iessai

es-es-sah'-ee

Strong's 1890 spelling: Iessaí

“Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

Jessæ (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite

Rendered in the KJV as

Jesse.

5
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 5 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

Ἰεσσαὶ2
Ἰεσσαί,2
Ἰεσσαί·1

How it is rendered · 4

Jesse2
Jesse;1
of Jesse1
of Jesse,1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular3
noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular1
noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

N-GSM-P · 3
N-ASM-P · 1
N-NSM-P · 1

All 5, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew2 of 5 · 40%
Luke1 of 5 · 20%
Acts1 of 5 · 20%
Romans1 of 5 · 20%

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Matthew2 occurrences

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 3:32Ἰεσσαὶiessainoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularthe son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,here: of Jesse

Acts1 occurrence

Acts 13:22Ἰεσσαί,iessainoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAfter removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’here: Jesse

Romans1 occurrence

Romans 15:12Ἰεσσαί,iessainoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAnd once more, Isaiah says: “The Root of Jesse will appear, One who will arise to rule over the Gentiles; in Him the Gentiles will put their hope.”here: of Jesse,

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