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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - Ἰάειρος
Ἰάειρος
G2383
Transliteration: Iáeiros
Pronunciation: ee-ah'-i-ros
Definition: Jairus
- Original: Ἰάειρος - Transliteration: Iaeiros - Phonetic: ee-ah'-i-ros
- Definition: Jairus = "whom God enlightens"
1. a ruler of a synagogue, probably near the western shore of the Sea of Galilee
- Origin: of hebrew origin H2971" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2971 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [H2971" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2971]; Jairus (that is Jair) an Israelite: - Jairus.