Where does “Jesus” come from?
Jesus comes from Latin Iesus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Hebrew יהושע meaning "Yahweh is salvation," with the theophoric element יהוה representing the divine name.
Jesus (English): The Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of...
Definitions
- The Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of...
Ancestry of “Jesus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Jhesus | Jesus (Christ) |
| 2 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 4 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 5 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 6 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 7 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |