GREEK · G1478
Ἐζεκίας
Ezekias — Hezekiah
Ἑζεκίας (Rec. Ἐζ-), -ου, ὁ (Heb. חִזְקִיָּה, strength of Jehovah), Hezekiah, King of Judah: Mat.1:9, 10.† (AS)
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Ezekias
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Grecized form of Hezekiah (Matt. 1:9, 10).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.