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The most significant person in history was Jesus of Nazareth, also recognized as Jesus Christ.  Do you know the etymology (word origin) of the name "Jesus"?

The most significant person in history was Jesus of Nazareth, also recognized as Jesus Christ.  Do you know the etymology (word origin) of the name "Jesus"?

In the Greek the name for Jesus is spelled Ἰησοῦν (pronounced as "ee-ay-sooce", as in this passage naming Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew:<ref>http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Mat&c=1&v=21&t=KJV#vrsn/21</ref>

In the Greek the name for Jesus is spelled Ἰησοῦν or (pronounced as "ee-ay-sooce"), as in this passage naming Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew:<ref>http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=Mat&c=1&v=21&t=KJV#vrsn/21</ref>

:τέξεται δὲ υἱὸν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ '''Ἰησοῦν''' αὐτὸς γὰρ σώσει τὸν λαὸν αὑτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν

:τέξεται δὲ υἱὸν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ '''Ἰησοῦν''' αὐτὸς γὰρ σώσει τὸν λαὸν αὑτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν