Iason is a personal name used for a man involved in the events at a house, before city authorities, and in a greeting.

The term functions as a personal name: in Acts it identifies a man whose house is approached, who is brought before city authorities, and who is said to have welcomed others; in Romans it appears among those sending greetings.

1. Personal name in narrative and greeting · dominant

   In Acts 17:5 and Acts 17:9, the genitive singular form occurs in the clauses about a house and security; the APB renders these as “the house of Jason” and “security from Jason.” In Acts 17:6 the accusative singular form is the person dragged before the city authorities, while the nominative singular form is said to have welcomed them in Acts 17:7 and appears in the greeting list in Romans 16:21.

   Acts 17:5Acts 17:6Acts 17:7Acts 17:9Romans 16:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Jason” in each cited verse: in the Acts narrative it occurs in clauses about his house, being dragged, welcoming others, and security, and in Romans 16:21 it occurs in a greeting list. The verse is read as a whole, so these renderings confirm the verse-level presentation rather than supplying a separate lexical nuance.