ἸεσσαίIessaí

Jesse: Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Luke 3:32, Acts 13:22(LXX), Romans 15:12(LXX).

Greek (New Testament) · G2421

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:5 Salmon was the father of Boaz (whose mother was Rahab). Boaz was the father of Obed (whose mother was Ruth). Obed was the father of Jesse.
  • Matthew 1:6 Jesse was the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon (whose mother was Bathsheba, the widow of Uriah).
  • Luke 3:32 David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was the son of Obed. Obed was the son of Boaz. Boaz was the son of Salmon. Salmon was the son of Nahshon.
  • Acts 13:22 But God removed Saul and replaced him with David, a man about whom God said, ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. He will do everything I want him to do.’
  • Romans 15:12 And in another place Isaiah said, “The heir to David’s throne will come, and he will rule over the Gentiles. They will place their hope on him.”

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.