JODA.1. A Levite (1Es_5:58); called in Ezr_3:9 Judah; elsewhere Hodaviah, Ezr_2:40; Hodevah, Neh_7:43; Sudias, 1Es_5:26. 2. An ancestor of Jesus (Luk_3:26).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Jo'da. In Revised Version for Juda. Luk_3:26.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
jō?da (Westcott-Hort, Greek New Testament, Ἰωδά, Iōdá; Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Ἰουδά, Ioudá ):
(1) A Levite, whose sons were ?over the works of the Lord,? corresponding to Sudias (1 Esdras 5:26), Hodaviah (Ezr_2:40), Judah (Ezr_3:9), Hodevah (Neh_7:43).
(2) An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy (Luk_3:26, the King James Version ?Juda?).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Joda
(Ι᾿ωδά), a corrupt form (1 Esdr. 5, 58) of the name of JUDAH SEE JUDAH (q. v), the Levite (Ezr_3:9).
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.