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Strong's G2421 Ἰεσσαί (iessai)

Iessai means “Jesse” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2421 — chayah (“revive”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2421
Language Greek
Linked Usages 40
Books 13

Strong's G2421 Quick Answer

Strong's G2421 Ἰεσσαί (Iessai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Iessai (ee-es-sai') n/p. 1. Jessae (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H3448)] It has 40 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include jesse. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Iessai (ee-es-sai') n/p. 1. Jessae (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H3448)]
Usage
40 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
jesse

Meaning and Definition

Iessai (ee-es-sai') n/p. 1. Jessae (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H3448)] KJV: Jesse Root(s): H3448

Original Word
Ἰεσσαί
Transliteration
Iessai
Derivation
Root: יִשַׁי אִישַׁי R1: 3448
Morphology
Name Person

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2421. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

Jesse

Usage: Ἰεσσαί (FlJ, -σσαῖος), ὁ (Heb. יִשַׁי Rut.4:17, al.) Jesse: Mat.1:5-6, Luk.3:32, Act.13:22" (LXX), Rom.15:12 (LXX),† (AS)

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How Strong's G2421 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Iessai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Jesse Matthew 1:5

How Strong's G2421 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 34 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2421 (Ἰεσσαί) appears 37 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2421 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2421 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 1:5 KJV

And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

Matthew 1:6 KJV

And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

Luke 3:32 KJV

Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

Strong's G2421 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

34 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Ruth 4:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And the neighbors gave it a name, saying, A son has been born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed; this is the father of Jesse the father of David.

Ruth 4:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And Obed begot Jesse; and Jesse begot David.

1 Kingdoms 16:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jesse, to Bethlehem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me.

Strong's G2421 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 45:25 Septuagint / Brenton

According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Judah, That the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone: So the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed.

Usage Excerpts

First 40 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2421.

Ruth 4:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the neighbors gave it a name, saying, A son has been born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed; this is the father of Jesse the father of David.
Ruth 4:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Obed begot Jesse; and Jesse begot David.
1 Kingdoms 16:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jesse, to Bethlehem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me.
1 Kingdoms 16:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall mention to thee.
1 Kingdoms 16:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoice with me this day: and he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.
1 Kingdoms 16:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jesse called Abinadab, and he passed before Samuel: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.
1 Kingdoms 16:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jesse caused Shammah to pass by: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one.
1 Kingdoms 16:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jesse caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said, The Lord has not chosen these.
1 Kingdoms 16:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Samuel said to Jesse, Hast thou no more sons? And Jesse said, There is yet a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and fetch him, for we may not sit down till he comes.
1 Kingdoms 16:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, and he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him.
1 Kingdoms 16:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, Send to me thy son David who is with thy flock.
1 Kingdoms 16:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jesse took a homer of bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent them by the hand of his son David to Saul.
1 Kingdoms 16:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found grace in my eyes.
1 Kingdoms 20:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse attended both yesterday and today at the table?
1 Kingdoms 20:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?
1 Kingdoms 20:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For so long as the son of Jesse lives upon the earth, thy kingdom shall not be established: now then send and take the young man, for he shall surely die.
1 Kingdoms 22:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul said to his servants that stood by him, Hear now, ye sons of Benjamin, will the son of Jesse indeed give all of you fields and vineyards, and will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands?
1 Kingdoms 22:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that ye are all conspiring against me, and there is no one that informs me, whereas my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse, and there is no one of you that is sorry for me, or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant against me for an enemy, as it is this day?
1 Kingdoms 22:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Doeg the Syrian who was over the mules of Saul answered and said, I saw the son of Jesse as he came to Nob to Ahimelech son of Ahitub the priest.
1 Kingdoms 22:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Saul said to him, Why have thou and the son of Jesse conspired against me, that thou shouldest give him bread and a sword, and shouldest inquire of God for him, to raise him up against me as an enemy, as he is this day?
1 Kingdoms 25:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Nabal sprang up, and answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? nowadays there is abundance of servants who depart every one from his master.
2 Kingdoms 20:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was a transgressor so called there, and his name was Sheba, a Benjaminite, the son of Bichri: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse: to thy tents, O Israel, every one.
2 Kingdoms 23:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these are the last words of David. Faithful is David the son of Jesse, And faithful the man whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the God of Jacob, And beautiful are the psalms of Israel.
3 Kingdoms 12:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all Israel saw that the king did not hearken to them: and the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jesse. Depart, O Israel, to thy tents: now feed thine own house, David. So Israel departed to his tents.
1 Chronicles 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Boaz begot Obed, and Obed begot Jesse.
1 Chronicles 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jesse begot his firstborn Eliab, Abinadab was the second, Shimea the third,
1 Chronicles 10:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and he sought not the Lord: so he slew him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.
1 Chronicles 12:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Spirit came upon Amasai, a captain of the thirty, and he said, Go, David, son of Jesse, Thou and thy people, Peace, peace be to thee, And peace to thy helpers, For thy God has helped thee. And David received them, and made them captains of the forces.
1 Chronicles 29:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David the son of Jesse reigned over Israel forty years;
2 Chronicles 10:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for the king did not hearken to them. And the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David, or inheritance in the son of Jesse? to thy tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel went to their tents.
2 Chronicles 11:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rehoboam took to himself for a wife Mahalath daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and Abigail daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
Psalms 71:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The hymns of David the son of Jesse are ended.
Isaiah 11:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a blossom shall come up from his root:
Isaiah 11:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall arise to rule over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust, and his rest shall be glorious.
Matthew 1:5 New Testament, KJV
And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
Matthew 1:6 New Testament, KJV
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Luke 3:32 New Testament, KJV
Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
Acts 13:22 New Testament, KJV
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave their testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
Romans 15:12 New Testament, KJV
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:25 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Judah, That the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone: So the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2421, grouped by book.

Ruth 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 19 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2421 FAQ

What does iessai (Ἰεσσαί) mean?

Iessai (Strong's G2421) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Jesse". Iessai (ee-es-sai') n/p. 1. Jessae (i.e. Jishai), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H3448)]

How many times is iessai (Ἰεσσαί) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 40 linked usages for Strong's G2421 across 13 books.

Where can I study iessai (Ἰεσσαί) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2421 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate iessai (Ἰεσσαί)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as jesse. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2421 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 34 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2421, with linked reader references where each row is available.