Jesus'

• Always the same as Jesus:
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: jē'zəs, jē'zŭsˌ, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/, /ˈd͡ʒiːˌzʌs/

    • Audio (Southern England):

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  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒizəs/

    • Audio (Mid-Atlantic US):

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  • (General South African) IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒiːzɨ̞s]
  • (Indic) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːzəs/, [ˈd͡ʒiːzɐs]

Jesus'

1. possessive of Jesus

This possessive form is used in set phrases such as in Jesus' name, where speakers would pronounce the final -'s even with other names ending in an unstressed s.