Ἰσραήλ

English (Strong)

of Hebrew origin (יִשְׂרָאֵל); Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively): Israel.

English (Thayer)

(Josephus, Ἰσραηλος, Ἰσραηλου), ὁ, indeclinable, (יִשְׂרָאֵל, from שָׂרָה and אֵל, wrestler with God, Israel, a name given to the patriarch Jacob (and borne by him in addition to his former name from ὁ οἶκος Ἰσραήλ, the family or descendants of Israel, the race of Israel (A. V. the house of Israel), οἱ υἱοί Ἰσραήλ the (sons, i. e. the children, the) posterity of Israel, αἱ φυλαί τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, the posterity of Israel i. e. the Israelites (a name of especially honor because it made reference to the promises of salvation through the Messiah, which were given to Jacob in preference to Esau, and to be fulfilled to his posterity (see Ἰουδαῖος, b.)): R G); ὁ λαός Ἰσραήλ, γῆ Ἰσραήλ i. e. Palestine (βασιλεύς Ἰσραήλ, ἡ ἐλπίς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ ὁ Ἰσραήλ τοῦ Θεοῦ (genitive of possession), i. e. Christians, ὁ Ἰσραήλ κατά σάρκα, Israelites by birth, i. e. Jews, οὐ γάρ πάντες οἱ ἐξ Ἰσραήλ κτλ., for not all those that draw their bodily descent from Israel are true Israelites, i. e. are those whom God pronounces to be Israelites and has chosen to salvation, Romans 9:6.