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Lexicon :: Strong's G2501 - iōsēph

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Ἰωσήφ
Transliteration
iōsēph (Key)
Pronunciation
ee-o-safe'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin יוֹסֵף (H3130)
mGNT
36x in 3 unique form(s) TR
35x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
220x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

†Ἰωσήφ Iōsḗph, ee-o-safe'; of Hebrew origin (H3130); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites:—Joseph.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x

The KJV translates Strong's G2501 in the following manner: Joseph (husband of Mary) (16x), Joseph (son of Jacob) (9x), Joseph of Arimathaea (6x), Joseph (son of Judas) (1x), Joseph of Barsabas (1x), Joseph son of Jonan (1x), Joseph (son of Mattathias) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 35x
The KJV translates Strong's G2501 in the following manner: Joseph (husband of Mary) (16x), Joseph (son of Jacob) (9x), Joseph of Arimathaea (6x), Joseph (son of Judas) (1x), Joseph of Barsabas (1x), Joseph son of Jonan (1x), Joseph (son of Mattathias) (1x).

  1. Joseph = "let him add"

    1. the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob

    2. the son of Jonan or Jonam, one of the ancestors of Christ, Lk 3:30

    3. the son of Judah [or Judas; better Joda] another ancestor of Jesus, Lk 3:26

    4. the son of Mattathias, another ancestor of Christ, Lk 3:24

    5. the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus

    6. a half-brother of Jesus Mat. 13:55

    7. Joseph of Arimathaea, a member of the Sanhedrin, who favoured Jesus. Mt. 27:57,59; Mk 15:43,45

    8. Joseph surnamed Barnabas Acts 4:36

    9. Joseph call Barsabas and surnamed Justus, Acts 1:23

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†Ἰωσήφ Iōsḗph, ee-o-safe'; of Hebrew origin (H3130); Joseph, the name of seven Israelites:—Joseph.
STRONGS G2501:
Ἰωσήφ, 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 )), Joseph;
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, Luke 2:43 R G L marginal reading; Luke 3:23; 4:22; John 1:45 (John 1:46); John 6:42.
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)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
30:23
Matthew
1; 1:16; 1:24; 2:13; 2:19; 13:55; 27:57; 27:59
Mark
15:43; 15:45
Luke
1:27; 2:4; 2:16; 2:33; 2:43; 3:23; 3:24; 3:26; 3:30; 4:22; 23:50
John
1:45; 1:46; 4:5; 6:42; 19:38
Acts
1:23; 4:36; 5:4; 7:9; 7:13; 7:18
Hebrews
11:21
Revelation
7:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2501 matches the Greek Ἰωσήφ (iōsēph),
which occurs 220 times in 197 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:24 - She named him Joseph, saying, "May the LORD give me yet another son."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:25 - After Rachel had given birth to Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me on my way so that I can go home to my own country.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:2 - He put the servants and their children in front, with Leah and her children behind them, and Rachel and Joseph behind them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:7 - Then Leah came forward with her children and they bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:24 - The sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, his seventeen-year-old son, was taking care of the flocks with his brothers. Now he was a youngster working with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:3 - Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was a son born to him late in life, and he made a special tunic for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:5 - Joseph had a dream, and when he told his brothers about it, they hated him even more.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - Israel said to Joseph, "Your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I will send you to them." "I'm ready," Joseph replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:17 - The man said, "They left this area, for I heard them say, 'Let's go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:23 - When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:28 - So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph's brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:29 - Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - So they took Joseph's tunic, killed a young goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33 - He recognized it and exclaimed, "It is my son's tunic! A wild animal has eaten him! Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:36 - Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:1 - Now Joseph had been brought down to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard, purchased him from the Ishmaelites who had brought him there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:2 - The LORD was with Joseph. He was successful and lived in the household of his Egyptian master.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:4 - So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar appointed Joseph overseer of his household and put him in charge of everything he owned.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:5 - From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's household for Joseph's sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:6 - So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; he gave no thought to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well built and good-looking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:7 - Soon after these things, his master's wife took notice of Joseph and said, "Have sex with me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:10 - Even though she continued to speak to Joseph day after day, he did not respond to her invitation to have sex with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:11 - One day he went into the house to do his work when none of the household servants were there in the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20 - Joseph's master took him and threw him into the prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. So he was there in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:21 - But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him kindness. He granted him favor in the sight of the prison warden.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:22 - The warden put all the prisoners under Joseph's care. He was in charge of whatever they were doing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:23 - The warden did not concern himself with anything that was in Joseph's care because the LORD was with him and whatever he was doing the LORD was making successful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3 - so he imprisoned them in the house of the captain of the guard in the same facility where Joseph was confined.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:4 - The captain of the guard appointed Joseph to be their attendant, and he served them. They spent some time in custody.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:6 - When Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they were looking depressed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:8 - They told him, "We both had dreams, but there is no one to interpret them." Joseph responded, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell them to me."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:9 - So the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph: "In my dream, there was a vine in front of me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:12 - "This is its meaning," Joseph said to him. "The three branches represent three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:16 - When the chief baker saw that the interpretation of the first dream was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also appeared in my dream and there were three baskets of white bread on my head.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:18 - Joseph replied, "This is its meaning: The three baskets represent three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:22 - but the chief baker he impaled, just as Joseph had predicted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:23 - But the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph - he forgot him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:14 - Then Pharaoh summoned Joseph. So they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; he shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came before Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:15 - Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard about you, that you can interpret dreams."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:16 - Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "It is not within my power, but God will speak concerning the welfare of Pharaoh."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:17 - Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, "In my dream I was standing by the edge of the Nile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:25 - Then Joseph said to Pharaoh, "Both dreams of Pharaoh have the same meaning. God has revealed to Pharaoh what he is about to do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:39 - So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Because God has enabled you to know all this, there is no one as wise and discerning as you are!

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:41 - "See here," Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I place you in authority over all the land of Egypt."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:42 - Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph's. He clothed him with fine linen clothes and put a gold chain around his neck.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:44 - Pharaoh also said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, but without your permission no one will move his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt."

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:45 - Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah. He also gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. So Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:46 - Now Joseph was 30 years old when he began serving Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by Pharaoh and was in charge of all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49 - Joseph stored up a vast amount of grain, like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it because it was impossible to measure.

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