"a native of Jerusalem, Mk. 1:5; Jn. 7:25*"
Definition and meaning
a native of Jerusalem, Mk. 1:5; Jn. 7:25*
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἱεροσολυμίτης
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hierosolymites (G2415) across the King James Bible.
And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.
Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?
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Common questions
Strong's G2415 (hierosolymites) is a Greek word that means: a native of Jerusalem, Mk. 1:5; Jn. 7:25* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word hierosolymites (G2415) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2415 is hierosolymites, a Greek word defined as: a native of Jerusalem, Mk. 1:5; Jn. 7:25*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hierosolymites is a Greek word found in the New Testament.