Greek form of Jonah ( Matthew 12:39 Matthew 12:40 Matthew 12:41 , etc.).

The father of the apostles Peter ( John 21:15-17 ) and Andrew; but the reading should be (also in 1:42 ), as in the Revised Version, "John," instead of Jonas.

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.