ἸσραήλIsraḗl

Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)

Greek (New Testament) · G2474

Meanings

Israel: ὁ οἶκος Ἰ., Acts 7:42(LXX), and elsewhere; λαός, Acts 4:10; υἱοί, Acts 5:21, and elsewhere; αἱ φυλαὶ τοῦ Ἰ., Matthew 19:28, and elsewhere By by metonymy, for the Israelites, Matthew 2:6, Luke 1:54, Romans 11:2, and elsewhere; ὁ λαὸς Ἰ., Acts 4:10; γῆ Ἰ., Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21; βασιλεὺς Ἰ., Matthew 27:42, John 1:50; ἡ ἐλπὶς τοῦ Ἰ., Acts 28:20; ὁ Ἰ. τοῦ θεοῦ (of Christians), Galatians 6:16; ὁ Ἰ. κατὰ σάρκα, 1 Corinthians 10:18.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 68 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
  • Matthew 2:20 “Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.”
  • Matthew 2:21 So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother.
  • Matthew 8:10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, “I tell you the truth, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!
  • Matthew 9:33 So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!” they exclaimed.
  • Matthew 10:6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.