Lexicon
Ἱερεμίας
Hieremias
G2408
N:N-M-P Greek

Jeremiah

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Hieremias identifies Jeremiah, named both among prophetic figures and as the prophet through whom words were spoken.

The attested uses identify Jeremiah: once among figures people proposed as Jesus’ identity, and twice in clauses introducing words spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.

Senses in use

  1. Jeremiah named as a prophetic figure · dominant

    In Matthew 16:14, the accusative singular form occurs in a list of proposed identities alongside John the Baptist, Elijah, and one of the prophets; the APB renders the list with “Jeremiah.” In Matthew 2:17 and Matthew 27:9, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause about what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet; the APB presents each saying as fulfilled.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Jeremiah” in Matthew 16:14 and as “Jeremiah the prophet” in Matthew 2:17 and Matthew 27:9. The added designation “the prophet” is treated as part of the verse’s presentation rather than assigned solely to this term.

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