GREEK · G2394
Ἰάσων
Iasōn — Jason
Ἰάσων, -ονος, ὁ Jason: Act.17:5-7, 9; perhaps the same, Rom.16:21.† (AS)
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Jason
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
He that will cure, the host of Paul and Silas in Thessalonica. The Jews assaulted his house in order to seize Paul, but failing to find him, they dragged Jason before the ruler of the city (Acts 17:5-9). He was apparently one of the kinsmen of Paul (Rom. 16:21), and accompanied him from Thessalonica to Corinth.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.