Joanna

Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament

JOANNA ( Ἰωάννα, Tisch. and Revisers’ Text; but Ἰωάνα, WH [Note: H Westcott and Hort’s text.] and Nestle; from Aram. [Note: Aramaic.] יוֹחָנָא, Heb. יוֹחָנִה).—The wife of Chuza, the ‘steward’ of Herod Antipas. In  Luke 8:1-3 she appears as one of certain women who had been healed, and in gratitude ministered to Jesus and His disciples. The passage reads as though she had herself derived physical benefit from Jesus; but it is possible, as Godet suggests in loc ., that the ‘nobleman’ or king’s officer of  John 4:46-53 was Chuza. If so, Joanna may have been led to attach herself to Christ through the restoration of her son’s health, or even of his life if the Johannine narrative is to be identified with  Matthew 8:5-13 and  Luke 7:1-10. The latter identification, as early as Irenaeus ( adv. Haer . ii. 33), and not without distinguished support (Wetstein, Ewald, de Wette, Baur), is attractive but precarious. Joanna is mentioned again in  Luke 24:10 as one of the women who went to the sepulchre to embalm the body of Jesus. She is almost certainly the same person as in  Luke 8:3, though her husband’s name does not occur in the later passage. There is no need to explain the omission by a suggestion that he was dead, or had become obscure through dismissal from his office by Antipas because of the relations of his household with Jesus. The Evangelist had already sufficiently marked the identity of Joanna, who through her own devotion would be well known to the disciples. See also Chuza.

R. W. Moss.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Rhesa ( Luke 3:27). (See Hananiah , 7.)

2. Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She ministered from her substance to Jesus. It is a coincidence obviously undesigned, therefore confirming the truth of the Gospel history, that Herod therein is recorded as having "said to his servants, This is John the Baptist" ( Matthew 14:2). She being our Lord's disciple He would be naturally often spoken of among Herod's servants, and to them Herod would speak concerning Him, Manaen, Herod's foster brother, was a church teacher subsequently ( Acts 13:1). Joanna was also one of the women who brought spices early to the Lord's tomb ( Luke 24:10).

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee ( Luke 8:3 ). She was one of the women who ministered to our Lord, and to whom he appeared after his resurrection ( Luke 8:3;  24:10 ).

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Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Joanna'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/j/joanna.html. 1897.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jo-an'na. (Grace Or Gift Of God). (in Revised Version spelled, Joanan ).

1. Son of Rhesa, according to the text of  Luke 3:27, and one of the ancestors of Christ ; but according to the view explained in a previous article, son of Zerubbabel, and the same as Hananiah in  1 Chronicles 3:19.

2. The name of a woman, occurring twice in  Luke 8:3;  Luke 24:10, but evidently denoting the same person, (A.D. 28-30). In the first passage, she is expressly stated to have been, "wife of Chuza, steward of Herod," that is, Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Rhesa in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus.  Luke 3:27 .

2. Wife of Chuza, Herod's steward: she ministered to the Lord of her substance, and was one who carried news of His resurrection to the apostles.  Luke 8:3;  Luke 24:10 .

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

JOANNA . The wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod Antipas, one of ‘certain women which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities,’ She ministered to Jesus of her substance, and after the crucifixion helped to anoint His body (  Luke 8:3;   Luke 24:10 ).

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

One of the faithful women who ministered to Christ while living, and brought spices to his tomb. Her husband Chuza was a steward of Herod Antipas,  Luke 8:3;  24:1-10 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Luke 8:3 Luke 24:10 Luke 3:27Joanan

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, was one of those women who, having been cured by our Saviour, followed him as disciples, and ministered to his necessities,  Luke 8:3 .

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

Wife of Cuza. ( Luke 8:3) Her name signifies, the gift or grace of God.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Joanna

the name of a man (prop. Joannas) and also of a woman in the New Testament.

1. ( Ι᾿Ωαννᾶς , probably. i.q. Ι᾿Ωάννης , JOHN.) The (great) grandson of Zerubbabel, in the lineage of Christ ( Luke 3:27); probably the same called Arnan in the Old Testament ( 1 Chronicles 3:21. See Strong's Harm. And Expos. Of The Gospels , p. 16, 17). B.C. considerably post 536. (See Genealogy Of Christ).

2. ( Ι᾿Ωάννα , prob. femin. of Ιωάννης , John. ) The wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee ( Luke 8:3). She was one of those women who followed Christ, and ministered to the wants of him and his disciples out of their abundance. They had all been cured of grievous diseases by the Savior, or had received material benefits from him; and the customs of the country allowed them to testify in this way their gratitude and devotedness without reproach. It is usually supposed that Joanna was at this time a widow. She was one of the females to whom Christ appeared after his resurrection ( Luke 24:10). A.D. 27-29.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jṓ - an´a ( Ἰωάνα , Iōána , or Ἰωάννα , Iōánna ): The wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward. She was one of the "women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities" which "ministered unto him (King James Version, i.e. Jesus, or "them" the Revised Version (British and American), i.e. Jesus and His disciples) of their substance," on the occasion of Jesus' tour through Galilee (  Luke 8:2 ,  Luke 8:3 ). Along with other women she accompanied Jesus on His last journey from Galilee to Jerusalem, and was present when His body was laid in the sepulcher ( Luke 23:55 ). She was thus among those who prepared spices and ointments, who found the grave empty, and who "told these things unto the apostles" (Lk 23:56 through 24:10).

Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature

Joan´na, wife of Chuza, the steward of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee. She was one of those women who followed Christ, and ministered to the wants of him and his disciples out of their abundance. They had all been cured of grievous diseases by the Savior, or had received material benefits from him; and the customs of the country allowed them to testify in this way their gratitude and devotedness without reproach. It is usually supposed that Joanna was at this time a widow .