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Lexicon :: Strong's G2501 - iōsēph

Aa
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 36 times in 35 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:16 - And the son of Jacob was Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus, whose name is Christ.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:18 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was in this way: when his mother Mary was going to be married to Joseph, before they came together the discovery was made that she was with child by the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:19 - And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:20 - But when he was giving thought to these things, an angel of the Lord came to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, have no fear of taking Mary as your wife; because that which is in her body is of the Holy Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:24

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:24 - And Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had said to him, and took her as his wife;

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:13 - And when they had gone, an angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream, saying, Get up and take the young child and his mother, and go into Egypt, and do not go from there till I give you word; for Herod will be searching for the young child to put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:19 - But when Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord came in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:55

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:55 - Is not this the woodworker's son? is not his mother named Mary? and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:57

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:57 - And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:59

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:59 - And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43 - There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:45 - And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:27 - To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 - And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:24 - The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:26 - The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:30 - The son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:22 - And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:50 - Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:45

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:45 - Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:5 - So he came to a town of Samaria which was named Sychar, near to the bit of land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we have seen? How is it then that he now says, I have come down from heaven?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38 - After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:23 - And they made selection of two, Joseph, named Barsabbas, whose other name was Justus, and Matthias.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:36 - And Joseph, who was given by the Apostles the name of Barnabas (the sense of which is, Son of comfort), a Levite and a man of Cyprus by birth,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:9 - And the brothers, moved with envy against Joseph, gave him to the Egyptians for money: but God was with him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:13 - And the second time his brothers had a meeting with Joseph, and Pharaoh had knowledge of Joseph's family.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:14 - Then Joseph sent for Jacob his father and all his family, seventy-five persons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:18 - Till another king came to power, who had no knowledge of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:21 - By faith Jacob gave a blessing to the two sons of Joseph, when he was near to death; and gave God worship, supported by his stick.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:22 - By faith Joseph, when his end was near, said that the children of Israel would go out of Egypt; and gave orders about his bones.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:8 - Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand: of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand: of the tribe of Benjamin were marked twelve thousand.
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