Ἰωσίας

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G2502

Transliteration: Iōsías

Pronunciation: ee-o-see'-as

Definition: Josias

- Original: Ἰωσίας

- Transliteration: Iosias

- Phonetic: ee-o-see'-as

- Definition: Josiah = "whom Jehovah heals"

1. king of Judah, who restored among the Jews the worship of the true God, and after a reign of thirty one years was slain in battle about 611 BC

- Origin: of hebrew origin H2977" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2977

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of hebrew origin [H2977" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2977]; Josias (that is Joshiah) an Israelite: - Josias.