GREEK · G2389
Ἰαννῆς
Iannēs — Jannes
Ἰαννῆς, ὁ Jannes (cf. Ἰαμβρῆς): 2Ti.3:8.† (AS)
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Jannes
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
One of the Egyptians who “withstood Moses” (2 Tim. 3:8).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.