Ἰωνᾶς, Ἰωνᾶ (Buttmann, 20 (17f)), ὁ (ιεπΘδ a dove), Jonah (or Jonas); 1. Jonah, the O. T. prophet, a native of Gath-hepher in the tribe of Zebulun. He lived during the reign of Jeroboam II, king of Israel (2Ki_14:25). The narrative of his miraculous experiences, constructed for a didactic purpose, is given in the book which bears his name (on the historic character of which cf. B. D. (especially Arh. edition) or McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word; also Ladd, Doctr. of Sacr. Script. i. 65ff): Mat_12:39-41; Mat_16:4; Luk_11:29 ff,. 2. Jonah (or Jonas), a fisherman, father of the apostle Peter: Mat_16:17 (L T WH here Βαριωνᾶ, see βαριωνας); Joh_1:42 (43) (R G L marginal reading Tr marginal reading, and R G in) Joh_21:15,(16,17) (see Ἰωάννης, 3).

Ἰωνᾶς Iōnas 9x Jonas, pr. name Jonah, the prophet, Mat_12:39 ; Luk_11:29

Ἰωνᾶς , -ᾶ , ὁ ( Heb . H3124 ), Jonah, the prophet: Mat_12:39-41 ; Mat_16:4 , Luk_11:29-30 ; Luk_11:32 .†

Ἰωνᾶς, -ᾶ, ὁ (Heb. יוֹנָה), Jonah, the prophet: Mat.12:39-41 16:4, Luk.11:29-30, 32.† (AS)