ἸωάννηςIōánnēs

John (Esther 8:38*), viz.

Greek (New Testament) · G2491

Meanings

1. John the Baptist: Matthew 3:1, and elsewhere

2. John the Apostle, son of Zebedee: Matthew 4:21, Mark 1:19, Luke 5:10, Acts 1:13, and elsewhere

3. The father of St. Peter: John 1:43, John 21:15-17.

4. John surnamed Mark: Acts 12:12, Acts 12:25, Acts 13:5, Acts 13:13, Acts 15:37.

5. The writer of the Apocalypse, traditionally identified with 2: Revelation 1:1, Revelation 1:4, Revelation 1:9.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 134 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching. His message was,
  • Matthew 3:4 John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey.
  • Matthew 3:13 Then Jesus went from Galilee to the Jordan River to be baptized by John.
  • Matthew 3:14 But John tried to talk him out of it. “I am the one who needs to be baptized by you,” he said, “so why are you coming to me?”
  • Matthew 4:12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee.
  • Matthew 4:21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.