Jēsus Copy link Outline I. JesusII. Joshua, Prud. Cath. 12, 173; Vulg. Act. Apost. 7, 45 ... • Jēsus (also ĭēsus, trisyl.), u, m., = Ἰησοῦς, a Hebrew name; esp., I. Jesus: venturum praemisso nomine Jesum, Sedul. 1, 153; Lact. 4, 12, 6; Arat. Act. Apost. 1, 274: Nazara, cui felix patria est et nomen lësus, Juvenc. 2, 106.— II. Joshua, Prud. Cath. 12, 173; Vulg. Act. Apost. 7, 45; id. Heb. 4, 8; Lact. 4, 5, 6 al.