Greek word · G2493
Ἰωήλ
iōēl
Joel
Personal name, from Hebrew Yo'el: 'YHWH is God' (Yah + El).
Appears once in the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
In depth
- Range of meaning
Personal name, from Hebrew Yo'el: 'YHWH is God' (Yah + El).
- Against the English
Every version simply has 'Joel'.
- Used elsewhere in the period
The book of Joel has no date in its own text. Scholars place it anywhere from the 9th to the 4th century BC, with many favouring after the exile. By the first century it was part of the Book of the Twelve, the Minor Prophets, which was read as a single scroll. Fragments of the Twelve were found at Qumran.
Where it appears
Acts · 1
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Acts 2:16 Ἰωήλ· Joel:
No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
Here: Greek form of Hebrew Yo'el, 'YHWH is God'. This is the only place the New Testament names him. Peter quotes Joel 2:28–32 (3:1–5 in the Hebrew numbering), mostly following the Greek Septuagint.
Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.