ἸωσήφIōsḗph
Greek (New Testament) · G2501
Meanings
1. the Son of Jacob: John 4:5, Acts 7:9, Acts 7:13, Acts 7:14, Acts 7:18, Hebrews 11:21, Hebrews 11:22, Revelation 7:8.
2. In the genealogy of our Lord
(a) the son of Matthias: Luke 3:24
(b) the son Joram: Luke 3:30.
3. The husband of Mary, the Lord's mother: Matthew 1:16 ff., Luke 1:27, John 1:46, and elsewhere
4. One of the brethren of our Lord (see ἀδελφός): Matthew 13:55.
5. Son of Mary: Matthew 27:56.
6. Joseph of Arimatbæa: Matthew 27:57, Matthew 27:59, Mark 15:43, Mark 15:45, Luke 23:50, John 19:38.
7. see Βαρνάβας.
8. see Βαρσαβᾶς.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 35 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 1:16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
- Matthew 1:18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 1:19 Joseph, to whom she was engaged, was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, so he decided to break the engagement quietly.
- Matthew 1:20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 1:24 When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
- Matthew 2:13 After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.