Jairus

Synagogue leader whose daughter Jesus healed

A written article for Jairus is still to come. Below and alongside: where Jairus appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 100 BC
    100 AD
  • Jairus
    c. 50 AD

Original word

  • Ἰάειρος jairus
    G2383
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Where Jairus appears in Scripture

Mark 5

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἔρχεται εἷς τῶν ἀρχισυναγώγων ὀνόματι Ἰάειρος καὶ ἰδὼν αὐτὸν πίπτει πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ
22
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,

Luke 8

καὶ ἰδού ἦλθεν ἀνὴρ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰάειρος καὶ αὐτὸς ἄρχων τῆς συναγωγῆς ὑπῆρχεν καὶ πεσὼν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Ἰησοῦ παρεκάλει αὐτὸν εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ
41
And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: