Lexical Summary Iōsēph: Joseph, the name of several Israelites Original Word: ἸωσήφTransliteration: Iōsēph Phonetic Spelling: (ee-o-safe') Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable Short Definition: Joseph, the name of several Israelites Meaning: Joseph -- the name of several Israelites Strong's Concordance Joseph. Of Hebrew origin (Yowceph); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites -- Joseph. see HEBREW Yowceph Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2501: ἸωσήφἸωσήφ, indeclinable (in Josephus (e. g. contra Apion 1, 14, 16; 32, 3; 33, 5) Ιωσηπος), ὁ (יוסֵף, from יָסַף to add, Genesis 30:23f (cf. B. D. under the word 1. the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob: John 4:5; Acts 7:9, 13f, 18; Hebrews 11:21f; φυλή Ἰωσήφ, i. e. the tribe of Ephraim, Revelation 7:8. 2. the son of Jonan (or Jonam), one of Christ's ancestors: Luke 3:30. 3. the son of Judah (or Judas; better Joda) another ancestor of Jesus: Luke 3:26 (where L marginal reading T Tr WH Ἰωσήχ, which see). 4. the son of Mattathias, another of the same: Luke 3:24. 5. the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus: Matthew 1:16, 18-20, 24; Matthew 2:13, 19; Luke 1:27; Luke 2:4, 16, 33 R L, 6. an own brother of our Lord: Matthew 13:55 L T Tr WH (for R G Ἰωσῆς (which see 2)). 7. Joseph of Arimathaea, a member of the Sanhedrin, who favored Jesus: Matthew 27:57, 59; Mark 15:43, 45; Luke 23:50; John 19:38. 8. Joseph, surnamed Βαρναβᾶς (which see): Acts 4:36 L T Tr WH (for R G Ἰωσῆς (which see Acts 5:4)). 9. Joseph called Barsabas (better Barsabbas; see the word), and surnamed Justus: Acts 1:23. (See Ἰωσῆς, 3) STRONGS NT 2501a: ἸωσήχἸωσήχ, Josech, see Ἰωσήφ, 3. |
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