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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 - Jacob G2384 fathered G1080 Joseph G2501 the husband G435 of Mary G3137, by whom G3739 Jesus G2424 was born G1080, who is called G3004 the [fn]Messiah G5547.

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Now G1161 the birth G1078 of Jesus G2424 the [fn]Messiah G5547 was as follows G3779: when His mother G3384 Mary G3137 had been [fn]betrothed G3423 to Joseph G2501, before G4250 they came G4905 together G4905 she was found G2147 to be pregnant G1722 G1064 by the Holy G40 Spirit G4151.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:19 - And her husband G435 Joseph G2501, since he was a righteous G1342 man G1342 and did not want G2309 to disgrace G1165 her, planned G1014 to [fn]send G630 her away G630 secretly G2977.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:20 - But when he had thought G1760 this G3778 over G1760, behold G2400, an angel G32 of the Lord G2962 appeared G5316 to him in a dream G3677, saying G3004, “Joseph G2501, son G5207 of David G1138, do not be G5399 afraid G5399 to take G3880 Mary G3137 as your wife G1135; for [fn]the Child who G3588 has been conceived G1080 in her is of the Holy G40 Spirit G4151.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 1:24 - And Joseph G2501 awoke G1453 from his sleep G5258 and did G4160 as the angel G32 of the Lord G2962 commanded G4367 him, and took G3880 Mary as his wife G1135,

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Now G1161 when they had gone G402, behold G2400, an angel G32 of the Lord G2962 *appeared G5316 to Joseph G2501 in a dream G3677 and said G3004, “Get G1453 up G1453! Take G3880 the Child G3813 and His mother G3384 and flee G5343 to Egypt G125, and stay G1510 there G1563 until G2193 I tell G3004 you; for Herod G2264 is G3195 going G3195 to G3195 search G2212 for G2212 the Child G3813 to kill G622 Him.”

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But when Herod G2264 died G5053, behold G2400, an angel G32 of the Lord G2962 *appeared G5316 in a dream G3677 to Joseph G2501 in Egypt G125, and said G3004,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:55 - “Is this G3778 not the carpenter’s G5045 son G5207? Is His mother G3384 not called G3004 Mary G3137, and His brothers G80, James G2385, Joseph G2501, Simon G4613, and Judas G2455?

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:56 - Among G1722 them were Mary G3137 Magdalene G3094, Mary G3137 the mother G3384 of James G2385 and Joseph G2501, and the mother G3384 of the sons G5207 of Zebedee G2199.

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Now G1161 when it was evening G3798, a rich G4145 man G444 from Arimathea G707 came G2064, named G5122 Joseph G2501, who G3739 himself G846 had also G2532 become G3100 a G3100 disciple G3100 of Jesus G2424.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:59

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:59 - And Joseph G2501 took G2983 the body G4983 and wrapped G1794 it in a clean G2513 linen G4616 cloth G4616,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:43 - Joseph G2501 of Arimathea G707 came G2064, a prominent G2158 member G1010 of G1010 the G1010 Council G1010, who G3739 was himself G846 also G2532 waiting G4327 for the kingdom G932 of God G2316; and he gathered G5111 up G5111 courage G5111 and went G1525 in G1525 before G4314 Pilate G4091, and asked G154 for the body G4983 of Jesus G2424.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:45 - And after learning G1097 this from the centurion G2760, he granted G1433 the body G4430 to Joseph G2501.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:27 - to a virgin G3933 [fn]betrothed G3423 to a man G435 whose G3739 name G3686 was Joseph G2501, of the [fn]descendants G3624 of David G1138; and the virgin’s G3933 name G3686 was [fn]Mary G3137.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:4 - Now G1161 Joseph G2501 also G2532 went G305 up G305 from Galilee G1056, from the city G4172 of Nazareth G3478, to Judea G2449, to the city G4172 of David G1138 which G3748 is called G2564 Bethlehem G965, because G1223 he was of the house G3624 and family G3965 of David G1138,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:16 - And they came G2064 in a hurry G4692 and found G429 their way G429 to G429 Mary G3137 and Joseph G2501, and the baby G1025 as He lay G2749 in the [fn]manger G5336.

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When He began G757 His ministry, Jesus G2424 Himself G846 was about G5616 thirty G5144 years G2094 old, being G1510, as was commonly G3543 held G3543, the son G5207 of Joseph G2501, [fn]the son G5207 of [fn]Eli G2242,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:24 - the son of Matthat G3158, the son of Levi G3017, the son of Melchi G3197, the son of Jannai G2388, the son of Joseph G2501,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:26 - the son of Maath G3092, the son of Mattathias G3161, the son of Semein G4584, the son of Josech G6044, the son of Joda G6043,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:30 - the son of Simeon G4826, the son of [fn]Judah G2455, the son of Joseph G2501, the son of Jonam G2494, the son of Eliakim G1662,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:22 - And all G3956 the people were [fn]speaking G3140 well G3140 of G3140 Him, and admiring G2296 the [fn]gracious G5485 words G3056 which were coming G1607 from His [fn]lips G4750; and yet they were saying G3004, “Is this G3778 not Joseph’s G2501 son G5207?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:50

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And a man G435 named G3686 Joseph G2501, who was a member G1010 of G1010 the G1010 Council G1010, a good G18 and righteous G1342 man G435

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:45 - Philip G5376 *found G2147 Nathanael G3482 and *said G3004 to him, “We have found G2147 Him of whom G3739 Moses G3475 wrote G1125 in the Law G3551, and the prophets G4396 also wrote: Jesus G2424 the son G5207 of Joseph G2501, from Nazareth G3478!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:5 - So G3767 He *came G2064 to a city G4172 of Samaria G4540 called G3004 Sychar G4965, near G4139 the parcel G5564 of G5564 land G5564 that Jacob G2384 gave G1325 to his son G5207 Joseph G2501;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:42 - And they were saying G3004, “Is this G3778 not Jesus G2424, the son G5207 of Joseph G2501, whose G3739 father G3962 and mother G3384 we know G6063? How G4459 does He now G3568 say G3004, ‘I have come G2597 down G2597 out of heaven G3772’?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:38

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Now G1161 after G3326 these G3778 things G3778 Joseph G2501 of Arimathea G707, being G1510 a disciple G3101 of Jesus G2424, but a secret G2928 one for fear G5401 of the [fn]Jews G2453, requested G2065 of Pilate G4091 that he might take G142 away G142 the body G4983 of Jesus G2424; and Pilate G4091 granted G2010 permission G2010. So G3767 he came G2064 and took G142 away G142 His body G4983.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:23 - So G2532 they put G2476 forward G2476 two G1417 men G1417, Joseph G2501 called G2564 Barsabbas G923 (who G3739 was also called G1941 Justus G2459), and Matthias G3159.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:36

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Now Joseph G2501, a Levite G3019 of Cyprian G2953 birth G1085, who was also called G1941 Barnabas G921 by the apostles G652 (which G3739 translated G3177 means G1510 Son G5207 of [fn]Encouragement G3874),

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“The patriarchs G3966 became G2206 jealous G2206 of Joseph G2501 and sold G591 him into Egypt G125. Yet God G2316 was with him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:13 - “And on the second G1208 visit, Joseph G2501 [fn]made G1107 himself known G1107 to his brothers G80, and Joseph’s G2501 family G1085 was revealed G5318 to Pharaoh G5328.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:14 - “Then G2532 Joseph G2501 sent G649 word and invited G3333 his father G3962 Jacob G2384 and all G3956 his relatives G4772 to come to him, seventy-five G1440 G4002 [fn]people G5590 in all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:18 - until G891 ANOTHER G2087 KING G935 AROSE G450 OVER G1909 EGYPT G125 WHO G3739 DID NOT KNOW G6063 JOSEPH G2501.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:21 - By faith G4102 Jacob G2384, as he was dying G599, blessed G2127 each G1538 of the sons G5207 of Joseph G2501, and worshiped G4352, leaning on the top G206 of his staff G4464.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:22 - By faith G4102 Joseph G2501, when he was dying G5053, made G3421 mention G3421 of the exodus G1841 of the sons G5207 of Israel G2474, and gave G1781 orders G1781 concerning G4012 his bones G3747.

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from the tribe G5443 of Zebulun G2194 twelve G1427 thousand G5505, from the tribe G5443 of Joseph G2501 twelve G1427 thousand G5505, and from the tribe G5443 of Benjamin G958, twelve G1427 thousand G5505 were sealed G4972.

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