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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2389 - Jannes

Strong's No.:G2389

Greek:Ἰαννῆς

Transliteration:Iannēs

Phonetic:ee-an-nace'

Word Origin:Of Egyptian origin

Bible Usage:Jannes.

Part of Speech:Noun Masculine

Strongs
Definition:

Jannes an Egyptian


Thayers
Definition:

Janna = "he vexed"

1. he and Jambres, were two Egyptian magicians who in the presence of Pharaoh imitated the miracles of Aaron in order to destroy his influence with the king. The author of the epistle derived their names from the tradition of the Talmudists and the Rabbins


Bible References:
Jannes

Translation
Occurrences:
Jannes ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.