Where does “Ἰησοῦς” come from?

Ἰησοῦς (Koine Greek) comes from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Ἰησοῦς (Koine Greek): Jesus

Definitions

  1. Jesus

Ancestry of “Ἰησοῦς”, step by step

Ἰησοῦς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aramaic ישוע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
2HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
3HebrewיהושעJoshua
4HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

via Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Biblical HebrewיֵשׁוּעַJesus; Jesus” "or" “Joshua

Words derived from “Ἰησοῦς”

Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ →Every word from Hebrew יהושע →Every word from Hebrew ישוע →