Bible Names

Justus: meaning of the name

Justus means “just or upright.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Justus in Hebrew and Greek

Ἰοῦστος G2459

Ioûstos — Justus, the name of three Christian

of Latin origin ("just");

Who named Justus in the Bible

Justus in Scripture

“Justus” appears in 3 verses of the King James Version.

  • Acts 1:23

    And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

  • Acts 18:7

    And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man’s house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.

  • Colossians 4:11

    And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.