Jesu

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/ˈd͡ʒiː.z(j)uː//ˈd͡ʒeɪ.z(j)uː//ˈjeɪ.z(j)uː/

proper noun

Jesus

“S. Baring-Gould Jesu, give the weary / Calm and sweet repose.”

OriginMiddle English Jesu →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. archaicpoeticJesus

    S. Baring-Gould Jesu, give the weary / Calm and sweet repose.

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishJesu
  2. EnglishJesu

From Middle English Jesu, from the vocative (and genitive, etc) form Jēsū of Latin Jēsūs, and also reflective of the vocative (and genitive, etc) form Ἰησοῦ (Iēsoû) of Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs). Gradually displaced as the normal form by Jesus in the Middle English and Early Modern English period, but retained or restored especially in a few religious texts on the model of Latin and Greek.

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APA

Jesu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesu

MLA

“Jesu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jesu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jesu.

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