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    G3686

    Name (Onoma)

    ὄνομα (onoma)

    Identity, character, and authority — a person's nature expressed and invoked.

    Greek
    Pronunciation: ON-oh-mah

    Definition

    Onoma is the Greek word for name, meaning far more than a label. In biblical thought, a name reveals character, carries authority, and invokes presence. The name of Jesus is above every name.

    Featured KJV occurrences (3)

    Philippians 2:9-10

    “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow.”
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    Acts 4:12

    “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
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    Matthew 18:20

    “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”
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    Strong's dictionary data from openscriptures/strongs (CC-BY-SA), derived from Strong's 1890/1894 public-domain concordance.