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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 35 times in 34 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:16 - Ἰακὼβ δὲ ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰωσὴφ G2501 τὸν ἄνδρα Μαρίας ἐξ ἧς ἐγεννήθη Ἰησοῦς ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:18 - Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γέννησις οὕτως ἠν· μνηστευθείσης γὰρ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, G2501 πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτούς, εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:19 - Ἰωσὴφ G2501 δὲ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς δίκαιος ὢν καὶ μὴ θέλων αὐτὴν παραδειγματίσαι, ἐβουλήθη λάθρᾳ ἀπολῦσαι αὐτήν

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:20 - ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδού, ἄγγελος κυρίου κατ᾽ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ λέγων, Ἰωσὴφ G2501 υἱὸς Δαβίδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαριὰμ τὴν γυναῖκά σου· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἁγίου

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:24 - διεγερθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕπνου ἐποίησεν ὡς προσέταξεν αὐτῷ ὁ ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ παρέλαβεν τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - Ἀναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἰδού, ἄγγελος κυρίου φαίνεται κατ᾽ ὄναρ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 λέγων, Ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον καὶ ἴσθι ἐκεῖ ἕως ἂν εἴπω σοι· μέλλει γὰρ Ἡρῴδης ζητεῖν τὸ παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:19 - Τελευτήσαντος δὲ τοῦ Ἡρῴδου ἰδού, ἄγγελος κυρίου κατ᾽ ὄναρ φαίνεται τῷ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:57 - Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης ἦλθεν ἄνθρωπος πλούσιος ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας, τοὔνομα Ἰωσήφ, G2501 ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἐμαθήτευσεν τῷ Ἰησοῦ·

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:59

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:59 - καὶ λαβὼν τὸ σῶμα ὁ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ἐνετύλιξεν αὐτὸ σινδόνι καθαρᾷ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43 - ἦλθεν Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων βουλευτής ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν προσδεχόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ τολμήσας εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:45 - καὶ γνοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ κεντυρίωνος ἐδωρήσατο τὸ σῶμα τῷ Ἰωσήφ G2501

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:27 - πρὸς παρθένον μεμνηστευμένην ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ἐξ οἴκου Δαβίδ· καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς παρθένου Μαριάμ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - Ἀνέβη δὲ καὶ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρὲτ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν εἰς πόλιν Δαβὶδ, ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλέεμ διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐξ οἴκου καὶ πατριᾶς Δαβίδ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - καὶ ἦλθον σπεύσαντες καὶ ἀνεῦρον, τήν τε Μαριὰμ καὶ τὸν Ἰωσὴφ G2501 καὶ τὸ βρέφος κείμενον ἐν τῇ φάτνῃ·

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:33 - καὶ ἦν Ἰωσὴφ G2501 καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ θαυμάζοντες ἐπὶ τοῖς λαλουμένοις περὶ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:43 - καὶ τελειωσάντων τὰς ἡμέρας ἐν τῷ ὑποστρέφειν αὐτοὺς ὑπέμεινεν Ἰησοῦς ὁ παῖς ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω Ἰωσὴφ G2501 καὶ ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 - Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ἀρχόμενος ὢν ὡς ἐνομίζετο υἱός Ἰωσὴφ G2501 τοῦ Ἠλὶ

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:24 - τοῦ Ματθὰτ, τοῦ Λευὶ τοῦ Μελχὶ τοῦ Ἰαννὰ, τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ G2501

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:26 - τοῦ Μάαθ τοῦ Ματταθίου τοῦ Σεμεΐ, τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ, G2501 τοῦ Ἰουδὰ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:30 - τοῦ Συμεὼν τοῦ Ἰούδα τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 τοῦ Ἰωνὰν, τοῦ Ἐλιακεὶμ,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:22 - Καὶ πάντες ἐμαρτύρουν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐθαύμαζον ἐπὶ τοῖς λόγοις τῆς χάριτος τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔλεγον Οὐχ οὗτος ἐστιν ὁ υἱός Ἰωσὴφ G2501

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:50 - Καὶ ἰδού, ἀνὴρ ὀνόματι Ἰωσὴφ G2501 βουλευτὴς ὑπάρχων ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς καὶ δίκαιος

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:45 - εὑρίσκει Φίλιππος τὸν Ναθαναὴλ καὶ λέγει αὐτῷ Ὃν ἔγραψεν Μωσῆς ἐν τῷ νόμῳ καὶ οἱ προφῆται εὑρήκαμεν Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 τὸν ἀπὸ Ναζαρέτ

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:5 - ἔρχεται οὖν εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας λεγομένην Συχὰρ πλησίον τοῦ χωρίου ὃ ἔδωκεν Ἰακὼβ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ·

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - καὶ ἔλεγον Οὐχ οὗτός ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς ὁ υἱὸς Ἰωσήφ G2501 οὗ ἡμεῖς οἴδαμεν τὸν πατέρα καὶ τὴν μητέρα πῶς οὖν λέγει οὗτός ὅτι Ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβέβηκα

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 - Μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα ἠρώτησεν τὸν Πιλᾶτον ὁ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ὁ ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας ὢν μαθητὴς τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κεκρυμμένος δὲ διὰ τὸν φόβον τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἵνα ἄρῃ τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ· καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν ὁ Πιλᾶτος ἦλθεν οὖν καὶ ἦρεν τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:23 - καὶ ἔστησαν δύο Ἰωσὴφ G2501 τὸν καλούμενον Βαρσαβᾶν ὃς ἐπεκλήθη Ἰοῦστος καὶ Ματθίαν

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:9 - Καὶ οἱ πατριάρχαι ζηλώσαντες τὸν Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ἀπέδοντο εἰς Αἴγυπτον· καὶ ἦν ὁ θεὸς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:13 - καὶ ἐν τῷ δευτέρῳ ἀνεγνωρίσθη Ἰωσὴφ G2501 τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ φανερὸν ἐγένετο τῷ Φαραὼ τὸ γένος τοῦ Ἰωσήφ G2501

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:14 - ἀποστείλας δὲ Ἰωσὴφ G2501 μετεκαλέσατο τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ Ἰακὼβ καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν συγγένειαν αὐτοῦ ἐν ψυχαῖς ἑβδομήκοντα πέντε·

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:18 - ἄχρις οὗ ἀνέστη βασιλεὺς ἕτερος ὃς οὐκ ᾔδει τὸν Ἰωσήφ G2501

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:21 - Πίστει Ἰακὼβ ἀποθνῄσκων ἕκαστον τῶν υἱῶν Ἰωσὴφ G2501 εὐλόγησεν καὶ προσεκύνησεν ἐπὶ τὸ ἄκρον τῆς ῥάβδου αὐτοῦ

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:22 - Πίστει Ἰωσὴφ G2501 τελευτῶν περὶ τῆς ἐξόδου τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐμνημόνευσεν καὶ περὶ τῶν ὀστέων αὐτοῦ ἐνετείλατο

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:8 - ἐκ φυλῆς Ζαβουλὼν ιβ᾽ χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι ἐκ φυλῆς Ἰωσὴφ G2501 ιβ᾽ χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι· ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμὶν ιβ᾽ χιλιάδες ἐσφραγισμένοι·
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