jiizas

English Definition

Jesus (first-century Jewish religious preacher and craftsman held to be a prophet, teacher, the son of God, and the Messiah)

Etymology

• (Derived from English Jesus, from Latin Iēsūs, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs), from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ).)

Examples

• "Wen Jiizas don tel im twelv falara dem wa fi du, im lef de-so an staat tiich an priich iina dem toun"

  When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities

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