Ἰοῦστος G2459
Justus, Roman surname given to three New Testament figures
Justus appears as the surname of three different men in the New Testament. Acts 1:23 identifies Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, one of two candidates to replace Judas. Acts 18:7 mentions Titius Justus, a God-fearer in Corinth whose house Paul used after leaving the synagogue. Colossians 4:11 sends greetings from Jesus who is called Justus, a fellow worker for the kingdom. The Latin name means 'just' or 'righteous,' and may have been adopted by Jewish converts or given as a second name for Gentile contexts. The three men share only the name, representing different aspects of early church life—leadership selection, house church hosting, and Pauline co-workers.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The single sense identifies the cognomen or surname shared by three distinct individuals. Acts 1:23's Joseph Justus represents early church governance—choosing apostolic leadership through prayerful discernment and lot-casting. Acts 18:7's Titius Justus represents the God-fearer bridge community and house church movement—his home became the base for Paul's extended Corinthian ministry. Colossians 4:11's Jesus Justus represents Jewish Christian co-workers in Paul's missionary band. The multilingual renderings uniformly transliterate, recognizing this as a proper name. The shared name across different men shows the common practice of Latin names in Hellenistic Judaism and early Christianity. 3×
AR["يوسطُسَ", "يُوسْتُسَ"]·ben["ইউস্টস", "যুষ্ট", "যুস্ত"]·DE["Ἰούστου", "Ἰοῦστος"]·EN["Ioustos"]·FR["Justus", "Ἰοῦστος"]·heb["יוּסְטוֹס", "יוּסְטוּס"]·HI["और", "युस्तोस", "यूस्तुस"]·ID["Yustus", "Yustus,"]·IT["Giusto", "ioustos"]·jav["Yustus", "Yustus,"]·KO["별명되었다", "유스도", "유스도의"]·PT["Justo"]·RU["Иуст", "Иуст,", "Иуста"]·ES["Ioûstos"]·SW["Yusto"]·TR["Iustus", "Yustus"]·urd["یوستس", "یُوستُس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἰοῦστος, -ου, ὁ Justus, the surname of, __1. Joseph Barsabbas: Act.1:23. __2. Titus, of Corinth: Act.18:7. __3. Jesus, a Christian of Rome: Col.4:11.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)