Jonas

This was the name of two Biblical men.

1. Jonah—Greek form of Jonah (Matt. 12:39-41, etc.)

2. 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.

ALSO SEE:

• Jonah
• Bar-Jonah