Bible Dictionary
Arni
Arni is the form used in some manuscripts of Luke’s genealogy for an ancestor of Jesus. It corresponds to Aram or Ram in related genealogical lists.
Definition
Arni is a form of the name used in some manuscripts and editions of Luke’s genealogy for an ancestor of Jesus. It corresponds to Aram or Ram in related genealogical lists.
Biblical Usage
Arni appears in Luke 3:33 in the Revised Version tradition. The same person is called Aram in the King James Version and Ram in the Revised Version’s form of Matthew’s genealogy.
Historical Background
Ram is identified in the supplied material as a great-grandson of Judah and an ancestor of David. The name Arni is associated with the Greek form Arnei.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(Used in the Revised Version for Aram in (Luke 3:33) and is probably another name or form of the name of Aram. [Aram, 4])
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ar'-ni (Arnei, found only in Lu 3:33 the Revised Version (British and American), following Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek): The name of an ancestor of Jesus Christ. But in the King James Version, following Textus Receptus of the New Testament, and in the genealogical list of Mt 13:4 the same person is called Aram (Greek: Aram) in both the King James Version and the Revised Version, margin. In Mt the Revised Version (British and American), however, the form is Ram, which is nearest to the Old Testament name Ram (ram, "high"). Ram was great-grandson of Judah and ancestor of David (Ru 4:19; 1Ch 2:9,10).</p>