2445. Ioppé

Strong's Lexicon

Ioppé: Joppa

Original Word: Ἰόππη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: Ioppé
Pronunciation: ee-op-PAY
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-op'-pay)
Definition: Joppa
Meaning: Joppa, a coast town of Judea, west-north-west of Jerusalem.

Word Origin: Of Hebrew origin, corresponding to יָפוֹ (Yapho)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3305 (יָפוֹ, Yapho): The Hebrew name for Joppa, used in the Old Testament.

Usage: Ioppé refers to the ancient port city of Joppa, located on the Mediterranean coast of Israel. It is mentioned in the New Testament as a significant location in the early Christian church.

Cultural and Historical Background: Joppa, known today as Jaffa, is one of the oldest functioning harbors in the world. It was a key port city in ancient Israel, serving as a gateway for trade and travel. Historically, Joppa was under various rules, including the Egyptians, Philistines, and Israelites. It is famously known as the port from which the prophet Jonah attempted to flee from God's command (Jonah 1:3). In the New Testament, Joppa is noted for its Christian community and as the place where Peter raised Tabitha (Dorcas) from the dead (Acts 9:36-42).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Yapho
Definition
Joppa, a city of Pal.
NASB Translation
Joppa (10).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2445: Ἰόππη

Ἰόππη (to which common spelling the ancient lexicographers prefer Ἰοπη, cf. Movers, Phönizier, ii. 2, p. 176 Anm.), Ἰόππης, ἡ, (Hebrew יָפו i. e. beauty, from יָפָה to shine, be beautiful; (others make the name mean 'an eminence'; others besides)), Joppa, a city of Palestine on the Mediterranean, lying on the border of the tribes of Dan and Ephraim. It was subject to the Jews from the time of the Maccabees (). It had a celebrated but dangerous port and carried on a flourishing trade; now Yafa (not Jaffa): Acts 9:36, 38, 42; Acts 10:5, 8, 23, 32; Acts 11:5, 13. Cf. Winers RWB under the word Joppe; Rüetschi in Herzog vii., p. 4f; Fritzsche in Schenkel iii., 376f; (BB. DD.).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Joppa.

Of Hebrew origin (Yapho); Joppe (i.e. Japho), a place in Palestine -- Joppa.

see HEBREW Yapho

Forms and Transliterations

Ιοππη Ἰόππῃ Ιοππην Ἰόππην Ιοππης Ἰόππης Ioppe Ioppē Ióppei Ióppēi Ioppen Ioppēn Ióppen Ióppēn Ioppes Ioppēs Ióppes Ióppēs

Englishman's Concordance

Acts 9:36 N-DFS
GRK: Ἐν Ἰόππῃ δέ τις
NAS: Now in Joppa there was a disciple
KJV: there was at Joppa a certain disciple
INT: in Joppa moreover a certain

Acts 9:38 N-DFS
GRK: Λύδδας τῇ Ἰόππῃ οἱ μαθηταὶ
NAS: was near Joppa, the disciples,
KJV: was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples
INT: Lydda to Joppa the disciples

Acts 9:42 N-GFS
GRK: ὅλης τῆς Ἰόππης καὶ ἐπίστευσαν
NAS: all over Joppa, and many believed
KJV: throughout all Joppa; and many
INT: all of Joppa and believed

Acts 9:43 N-DFS
GRK: μεῖναι ἐν Ἰόππῃ παρά τινι
NAS: days in Joppa with a tanner
KJV: days in Joppa with one
INT: he abode in Joppa with a certain

Acts 10:5 N-AFS
GRK: ἄνδρας εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετάπεμψαι
NAS: [some] men to Joppa and send
KJV: men to Joppa, and call for
INT: men to Joppa and send for

Acts 10:8 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς τὴν Ἰόππην
NAS: to them, he sent them to Joppa.
KJV: them to Joppa.
INT: to Joppa

Acts 10:23 N-GFS
GRK: τῶν ἀπὸ Ἰόππης συνῆλθον αὐτῷ
NAS: of the brethren from Joppa accompanied
KJV: brethren from Joppa accompanied him.
INT: those from Joppa went with him

Acts 10:32 N-AFS
GRK: οὖν εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετακάλεσαι
NAS: send to Joppa and invite
KJV: therefore to Joppa, and call hither
INT: therefore to Joppa and call for

Acts 11:5 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν πόλει Ἰόππῃ προσευχόμενος καὶ
NAS: I was in the city of Joppa praying;
KJV: in the city of Joppa praying: and
INT: in [the] city of Joppa praying and

Acts 11:13 N-AFS
GRK: Ἀπόστειλον εἰς Ἰόππην καὶ μετάπεμψαι
NAS: Send to Joppa and have Simon,
KJV: men to Joppa, and call for
INT: send forth to Joppa and send for

Strong's Greek 2445
10 Occurrences

Ἰόππῃ — 4 Occ.
Ἰόππην — 4 Occ.
Ἰόππης — 2 Occ.