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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.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 30:24–Gen 41:49)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:24 - And she called his name Joseph, saying, Let God add to me another son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:25 - And it came to pass when Rachel had born Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, Send me away, that I may go to my place and to my land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:2 - And he put the two handmaidens and their children with the first, and Lea and her children behind, and Rachel and Joseph last.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:7 - And Lea and her children drew near and did reverence; and after this drew near Rachel and Joseph, and did reverence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:24 - And the sons of Rachel; Joseph and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:2 - And these are the generations of Jacob. And Joseph was seventeen years old, feeding the sheep of his father with his brethren, being young; with the sons of Balla, and with the sons of Zelpha, the wives of his father; [fn]and Joseph brought to Israel their father their evil reproach.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:3 - And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colours.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:5 - And Joseph dreamed a dream, and reported it to his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed their flock in Sychem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, Behold, I am here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:17 - And the man said to him, They have departed hence, for I heard them saying, Let us go to Dothaim; and Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothaim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:23 - And it came to pass, when Joseph came to his brethren, that they stripped Joseph of his many-coloured coat that was upon him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:28 - And the men, the merchants of Madian, went by, and they drew and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ismaelites for twenty pieces of gold; and they brought Joseph down into Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:29 - And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - And having taken the coat of Joseph, they slew a kid of the goats, and stained the coat with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:33 - And he recognised it, and said, It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast has devoured him; a wild beast has carried off Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:36 - And the Madianites sold Joseph into Egypt; to Petephres, the eunuch of Pharao, captain of the guard.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:1 - And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the [fn]captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ismaelites, who brought him down thither.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:2 - And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house with his lord the Egyptian.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:4 - And Joseph found grace in the presence of his lord, and was well-pleasing to him; and he set him over his house, and all that he had he gave into the hand of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:5 - And it came to pass after that he was set over his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was on all his possessions in the house, and in his field.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:6 - And he committed all that he had into the hands of Joseph; and he knew not of anything that belonged to him, save the bread which he himself ate. And Joseph was handsome in form, and exceedingly beautiful in countenance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:7 - And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph, and said, Lie with me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:10 - And when she talked with Joseph day by day, and he hearkened not to her to sleep with her, so as to be with her,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:11 - [fn]it came to pass on a certain day, that Joseph went into the house to do his business, and there was no one of the household within.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:20 - And his master took Joseph, and cast him into the prison, into the place where the king's prisoners are kept, there in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:21 - And the Lord was with Joseph, and poured down mercy upon him; and he gave him favour in the sight of the chief keeper of the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:22 - And the chief keeper of the prison gave the prison into the hand of Joseph, and all the prisoners [fn]as many as were in the prison; and all things whatsoever they do there, he did them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:23 - Because of him the chief keeper of the prison knew nothing, for all things were in the hand of Joseph, because the Lord was with him; and whatever things he did, the Lord made them to prosper in his hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:3 - And he put them in ward, into the prison, into the place whereinto Joseph had been led.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:4 - And the chief keeper of the prison committed them to Joseph, and he stood by them; and they were some days in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:6 - Joseph went in to them in the morning, and saw them, and they had been troubled.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:8 - And they said to him, We have seen a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said to them, Is not the interpretation of them through God? tell them then to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:9 - And the chief cupbearer related his dream to Joseph, and said, In my [fn]dream a vine was before me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:12 - And Joseph said to him, This is the interpretation of it. The three stems are three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:16 - And the chief baker saw that he interpreted aright; and he said to Joseph, I also saw a dream, and methought I took up on my head three baskets of mealy food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:18 - And Joseph answered and said to him, This is the interpretation of it; The three baskets are three days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:22 - And he hanged the chief baker, as Joseph interpreted to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:23 - Yet did not the chief cupbearer remember Joseph, but forgot him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:14 - And Pharao having sent, called Joseph; and they brought him out from the prison, and shaved him, and changed his dress, and he came to Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:15 - And Pharao said to Joseph, I have seen a vision, and there is no one to interpret it; but I have heard [fn]say concerning thee that thou didst hear dreams and interpret them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:16 - And Joseph answered Pharao and said, Without God an answer of safety shall not be given to Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:17 - And Pharao spoke to Joseph, saying, In my dream methought I stood by the bank of the river;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:25 - And Joseph said to Pharao, The dream of Pharao is one; whatever God does, he has shewn to Pharao.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:39

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:39 - And Pharao said to Joseph, Since God has shewed thee all these things, there is not a wiser or more prudent man than thou.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:41 - And Pharao said to Joseph, Behold, I set thee this day over all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:42 - And Pharao took his ring off his hand, and put it on the hand of Joseph, and put on him a robe of fine linen, and put a necklace of gold about his neck.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:44

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:44 - And Pharao said to Joseph, I am Pharao; without thee no one shall lift up his hand on all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:45 - And Pharao called the name of Joseph, Psonthomphanech; and he gave him Aseneth, the daughter of Petephres, priest of Heliopolis, to wife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:46

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:46 - And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharao, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharao, and went through all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:49 - And Joseph gathered very much corn as the sand of the sea, until it could not be numbered, for there was no number of it.

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