- Ἰσραήλ
- Ἰσραήλ, ὁ indecl. (יִשְׂרָאֵל. For the sp. Ἰστραήλ s. B-D-F 39, 5; on the mng. Just., D. 125, 1ff; Mel., P. 82, 603 w. note p. 185 Perler) (LXX, pseudepigr., Philo, Just., Mel.; PGM 4, 3034; 3055 al.—Jos., Ant. 1, 333 Ἰσράηλος).① the patriarch Jacob, Israel; οἱ ἐξ Ἰ. the descendants of Israel Ro 9:6a. Also ἐκ γένους Ἰ. Phil 3:5 (cp. 1 Esdr 1:30; Jdth 6:2); οἶκος Ἰ. the house of Israel=all the descendants of the patr. (cp. Jdth 14:5; 3 Macc 2:10) Mt 10:6; 15:24; Ac 2:36; 7:42 (Am 5:25); Hb 8:10 (Jer 38:33); 1 Cl 8:3 (quot. of unknown orig.; AcPlCor 2:10). Also υἱοὶ Ἰ. (Mi 5:2; Sir 46:10; 47:2 and oft.) Mt 27:9; Lk 1:16; Ac 5:21; 7:23, 37; 9:15; 10:36; Ro 9:27b; 2 Cor 3:7, 13; Hb 11:22; Rv 2:14; 7:4; 21:12; AcPlCor 2:32 (also in sense of 2). On the other hand, ὁ οἶκος Ἰ. Hb 8:8 in contrast to οἶκος Ἰούδα (after Jer 38:31) means the people of the Northern Kingdom. Some of the pass. mentioned here may belong under② the people/nation of Israel, Israel (Just., A I, 53, 4 τὸ δὲ Ἰουδαικὸν καὶ Σαμαρειτικὸν φῦλον Ἰ. κέκληνται ‘the Judean and Samaritan peoples are called Israel’) τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰ. Mt 2:6; ἄκουε Ἰ. Mk 12:29 (Dt 6:4).—Lk 1:54; Ro 9:27a, 31; 10:19; 11:7, 25f; 1 Cl 29:2 (Dt 32:9); 43:5; ἐν τῷ Ἰ. Mt 8:10; 9:33; Lk 2:34; 4:25, 27; 7:9; 1 Cl 43:6; B 4:14; κατὰ τοῦ Ἰ. Ro 11:2; πρὸς τὸν Ἰ. Lk 1:80; Ro 10:21; B 5:2; τὶς τοῦ Ἰ. PtK 3; βασιλεὺς τοῦ Ἰ. Mt 27:42; Mk 15:32; J 1:49; 12:13; GPt 3:7; 4:11; 1 Cl 4:13; βασιλείαν τοῦ Ἰ. Ac 1:6; διδάσκαλος τοῦ Ἰ. J 3:10; πολιτεία τοῦ Ἰ. Eph 2:12; πόλεις τοῦ Ἰ. Mt 10:23. ὁ θεὸς (τοῦ) Ἰ. 15:31; Lk 1:68 (TestSol); ὁ θεὸς τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου Ἰ. Ac 13:17; γῆ Ἰ. Mt 2:20f; ὁ λαὸς Ἰ. Lk 2:32; Ac 4:10; 13:24. The pl. λαοὶ Ἰ. vs. 27 because of the quot. Ps 2:1 in vs. 25. πρεσβύτεροι τοῦ Ἰ. Ac 4:8 v.l. αἱ φυλαὶ τοῦ Ἰ. the tribes of Israel (CIG IV 9270 [Iconium; prob. Judean] ὁ θεὸς τ. φυλῶν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ) Mt 19:28; Lk 22:30; cp. Rv 7:4; 21:12. τὸ δωδεκάφυλον τοῦ Ἰ. the twelve tribes of Israel 1 Cl 55:6. τὸ δωδεκάσκηπτρον τοῦ Ἰ. 31:4; ἡ ἐλπὶς τοῦ Ἰ. Ac 28:20; παράκλησιν τοῦ Ἰ. Lk 2:25; λύτρωσιν Ἰ. vs. 28 v.l.; cp. λυτροῦσθαι τὸν Ἰ. 24:21; ἐρύσατο τὸν Ἰ. AcPl Ha 8, 10. ἵνα φανερωθῇ τῷ Ἰ. J 1:31. δοῦναι μετάοιαν τῷ Ἰ. Ac 5:31. ἤγαγεν τῷ Ἰ. σωτῆρα Ἰησοῦν 13:23.—Ἰ. is the main self-designation of God’s ancient people; fr. this as a starting-point it is also used of③ Christians as entitled to the term Israel, Israel (e.g. Just., D. 123, 7 Trypho asks ὑμεῖς Ἰ. ἐστε; 135, 3 Justin’s answer καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας τοῦ Χριστοῦ λατομηθέντες Ἰσραηλιτικὸν τὸ ἀληθινόν ἐσμεν γένος; cp. Plut., Mor. 352c Ἰσιακός ἐστιν ὡς ἀληθῶς of a genuine worshiper of Isis) in contrast to ὁ Ἰ. κατὰ σάρκα Israel in the physical sense 1 Cor 10:18. ὁ Ἰ. τοῦ θεοῦ the (true) divine Israel Gal 6:16. οὐ γὰρ πάντες οἱ ἐξ Ἰ. οὗτοι Ἰ. not all who are descended fr. Israel (=Jacob), or who belong to the Israelite nation, are really Israelites Ro 9:6.—FMaier, I. in d. Heilsgesch. nach Rö 9–11, 1929.—JJocz, A Theology of Election: Israel and the Church ’58; JMunck, Paul and the Salvation of Mankind (tr. GClarke) ’59; WTrilling, Das Wahre Israel (Mt)3 ’64; JvanGoudoever, NovT 8, ’66, 111–23 (Lk); GStrecker, D. Weg d. Gerechtigkeit, ’66, esp. 99–118.—EDNT. TW.
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