Israēlitēs · Israelite

What it means

Israēlitēs (Ἰσραηλίτης) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Israelite”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A descendant of Jacob, called Israel, and member of his people.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Israel ×5
• Israelite ×2
• Israelites ×2

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• John×1
• Acts×5
• Romans×2
• 2 Corinthians×1

• John 1:47

  Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and says about him, “Look, truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”

• Acts 2:22

  Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested by God to you by miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know,

• Acts 3:12

  And when Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

• Acts 5:35

  And he said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful about what you are about to do with these men.

• Acts 13:16

  So Paul stood up, and motioning with his hand he said, “Men of Israel and you who fear God, listen.

• Acts 21:28

  crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place; and moreover he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

• Romans 9:4

  who are Israelites; to them belong the adoption as sons, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the worship, and the promises;

• Romans 11:1

  I say then, God has not rejected his people, has he? By no means! For I too am an Israelite, of the offspring of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

• 2 Corinthians 11:22

  Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they offspring of Abraham? So am I.