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.
See every passage
- Matthew 2:6, 2:20, 2:21, 8:10, 9:33, 10:6, 10:23, 15:24, 15:31, 19:28, 27:9, 27:42
- Mark 12:29, 15:32
- Luke 1:16, 1:54, 1:68, 1:80, 2:25, 2:32, 2:34, 4:25, 4:27, 7:9, 22:30, 24:21
- John 1:31, 1:49, 3:10, 12:13
- Acts 1:6, 2:36, 4:10, 4:27, 5:21, 5:31, 7:23, 7:37, 7:42, 9:15, 10:36, 13:17, 13:23, 13:24, 28:20
- Romans 9:6, 9:27, 9:31, 10:19, 10:21, 11:2, 11:7, 11:25, 11:26
- 1 Corinthians 10:18
- 2 Corinthians 3:7, 3:13
- Galatians 6:16
- Ephesians 2:12
- Philippians 3:5
- Hebrews 8:8, 8:10, 11:22
- Revelation 2:14, 7:4, 21:12
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.