"also spelled Ἰωάνα, Joanna, pr. name, Lk. 8:3; 24:10*"
Definition and meaning
also spelled Ἰωάνα, Joanna, pr. name, Lk. 8:3; 24:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἰωάννα
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 ioanna (G2489) across the King James Bible.
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
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Common questions
Strong's G2489 (ioanna) is a Greek word that means: also spelled Ἰωάνα, Joanna, pr. name, Lk. 8:3; 24:10* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word ioanna (G2489) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2489 is ioanna, a Greek word defined as: also spelled Ἰωάνα, Joanna, pr. name, Lk. 8:3; 24:10*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ioanna is a Greek word found in the New Testament.