Ἰερειχώ G2410
Jericho; the ancient fortified city near the Jordan River, prominent in both OT conquest and NT Gospel narratives.
Ierichou is the indeclinable Greek form of Hebrew Yericho, the ancient city in the lower Jordan Valley. In the OT it is the first city conquered after the Exodus (Josh 6), and Hebrews 11:30 recalls its walls falling by faith. In the Gospels, Jericho sits on Jesus's final road to Jerusalem: there he heals blind Bartimaeus (Matt 20:29; Mark 10:46; Luke 18:35), encounters Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1), and sets the Good Samaritan parable on the dangerous Jericho road (Luke 10:30). Spanish Jericó and French Jéricho reflect the city's enduring familiarity.
Senses
1. Jericho (city) — Jericho—the historic walled city near the Jordan River and the Dead Sea, situated about 250 meters below sea level. All seven NT occurrences cluster around two themes: Jesus's ministry on the road to Jerusalem and the faith chapter of Hebrews. The Synoptic Gospels place the healing of the blind (Matt 20:29; Mark 10:46; Luke 18:35) and Zacchaeus's conversion (Luke 19:1) at Jericho, while the Good Samaritan descends 'from Jerusalem to Jericho' (Luke 10:30). Hebrews 11:30 recalls the conquest walls. Spanish Jericó and German Jericho maintain the familiar proper name across languages. 7×
AR["أَريحا", "أَرِيحَا"]·ben["যিরীহো", "যিরীহো-থেকে", "যিরীহোতে", "যিরীহোর"]·DE["Jericho", "Ἰεριχώ", "Ἰεριχὼ"]·EN["Ierichō", "of-Ierichō"]·FR["Jéricho"]·heb["יְרִיחוֹ"]·HI["इएरिचō", "यरीहो", "यरीहो-से"]·ID["Yerikho"]·IT["Gerico", "ierichō"]·jav["Yerikho", "Yèrikho", "Yérikho", "Yérikho,", "Yérikho.", "Yériko"]·KO["여리고", "여리고로", "여리고를", "여리고에", "여리고의"]·PT["Jericó", "Jericó,", "de-Jericó"]·RU["Иерихон", "Иерихона", "Иерихона,", "Иерихону"]·ES["Ierichó", "Ierichṓ", "de-Ierichō"]·SW["Ierichṓ", "Yeriko", "alifuatwa", "za-Yeriko"]·TR["Eriha", "Eriha'dan", "Eriha'ya", "Yerikho'nun"]·urd["یریحو", "یریحو-کی"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἰερειχώ (T, Ἱερ-; Rec. Ἱεριχώ; cf. Bl., § 3, 4, 4; WH, App., 155), ἡ indecl. (Heb. יְרִיחוֹ), Jericho: Mat.20:29, Mrk.10:46, Luk.10:30 18:35 19:1, Heb.11:30.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)