"Idumaea, a country south of Judea, Mk. 3:8*"
Definition and meaning
Idumaea, a country south of Judea, Mk. 3:8*
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἰδουμαία
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 idoumaia (G2401) across the King James Bible.
And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
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Common questions
Strong's G2401 (idoumaia) is a Greek word that means: Idumaea, a country south of Judea, Mk. 3:8* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word idoumaia (G2401) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2401 is idoumaia, a Greek word defined as: Idumaea, a country south of Judea, Mk. 3:8*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
idoumaia is a Greek word found in the New Testament.