"the river Jordan, Mt. 3:5; Mk. 10:1; Lk. 4:1; Jn. 3:26"
Definition and meaning
the river Jordan, Mt. 3:5; Mk. 10:1; Lk. 4:1; Jn. 3:26
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἰορδάνης
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 iordanes (G2446) across the King James Bible.
Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,
And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
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.
And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
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.
And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.
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Common questions
Strong's G2446 (iordanes) is a Greek word that means: the river Jordan, Mt. 3:5; Mk. 10:1; Lk. 4:1; Jn. 3:26 It appears 15 times in the King James Bible.
The word iordanes (G2446) appears 15 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2446 is iordanes, a Greek word defined as: the river Jordan, Mt. 3:5; Mk. 10:1; Lk. 4:1; Jn. 3:26. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
iordanes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.