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)
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