"Joda, pr. name, indecl., Lk. 3:26*"
Definition and meaning
Joda, pr. name, indecl., Lk. 3:26*
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἰωδά
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 ioda (G2455) across the King James Bible.
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests,
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.
And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.
Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
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Common questions
Strong's G2455 (ioda) is a Greek word that means: Joda, pr. name, indecl., Lk. 3:26* It appears 41 times in the King James Bible.
The word ioda (G2455) appears 41 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2455 is ioda, a Greek word defined as: Joda, pr. name, indecl., Lk. 3:26*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ioda is a Greek word found in the New Testament.