Greek word · G10

Ἀβιούδ

abioud

Abiud

The Greek form of the Hebrew ʾĂbîhûd, 'my father is majesty/splendour'. ('Father' may refer to God.)

Appears 2 times in 1 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Ἀβιούδ, ὁ, indecl. (Heb. אֲבִיָּהוּד),

Abiud, Abihud: Matthew 1:13.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

In depth

From the study of Matthew 1:13

Range of meaning

The Greek form of the Hebrew ʾĂbîhûd, 'my father is majesty/splendour'. ('Father' may refer to God.)

Against the English

English versions simply transliterate it.

Used elsewhere in the period

An Abihud appears among the Benjaminites in 1 Chronicles 8:3. No son of Zerubbabel by this name appears in 1 Chronicles 3:19–20, which lists Meshullam, Hananiah, Shelomith (a daughter), Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah and Jushab-hesed. Luke 3:27 names Zerubbabel's son as Rhesa.

Where it appears

Matthew · 2

  1. Matthew 1:13 Ἀβιούδ· Ἀβιοὺδ Abiud;, Abiud

    Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor.

    Here: Probably the Greek form of Hebrew Abihud, 'my father is majesty'. No son of Zerubbabel by this name appears in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 3:19–20). From this name on, Matthew's list moves past anything the Old Testament records.

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