Word Study · Strong's G2501 · Greek
Ἰωσήφ
Ioseph
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Strong's 1890 spelling: Iōsḗph
“Joseph, the name of seven Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Joseph.
- 35occurrencesin the New Testament
- 7 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 35 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- Ἰωσὴφ29
- Ἰωσήφ,3
- Ἰωσήφ.3
How it is rendered · 9
- Joseph18
- of Joseph8
- to Joseph3
- Joseph,1
- Joseph.1
- of Joseph,1
- of Joseph.1
- to Joseph,1
- to Joseph.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular14
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular10
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular5
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular5
- noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-NSM-P · 14
- N-GSM-P · 10
- N-ASM-P · 5
- N-DSM-P · 5
- N-VSM-P · 1
All 35, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew11 occurrences
- Matthew 1:16Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularand Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.here: Joseph
- Matthew 1:18Ἰωσήφ,iōsēphnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularThis is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.here: to Joseph,
- Matthew 1:19Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBecause Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.here: Joseph
- Matthew 1:20Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · vocative (address) · masculine singularBut after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.here: Joseph
- Matthew 1:24Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.here: Joseph
- Matthew 2:13Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularWhen the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”here: to Joseph
- Matthew 2:19Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAfter Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.here: to Joseph
- Matthew 13:55Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?here: Joseph
- Matthew 27:56Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAmong them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.here: of Joseph
- Matthew 27:57Ἰωσήφ,iōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.here: Joseph,
- Matthew 27:59Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,here: Joseph
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 15:43Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularJoseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.here: Joseph
- Mark 15:45Ἰωσήφ.iōsēphnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularWhen Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.here: to Joseph.
Luke8 occurrences
- Luke 1:27Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularto a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.here: Joseph
- Luke 2:4Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularSo Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.here: Joseph
- Luke 2:16Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularSo they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.here: Joseph
- Luke 3:23Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularJesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,here: of Joseph
- Luke 3:24Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularthe son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,here: of Joseph
- Luke 3:30Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularthe son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,here: of Joseph
- Luke 4:22Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularAll spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.here: of Joseph
- Luke 23:50Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNow there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,here: Joseph
John4 occurrences
- John 1:45Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularPhilip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”here: of Joseph
- John 4:5Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularSo He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.here: to Joseph
- John 6:42Ἰωσήφ,iōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularThey were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”here: of Joseph,
- John 19:38Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAfterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.here: Joseph
Acts7 occurrences
- Acts 1:23Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularSo they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.here: Joseph
- Acts 4:36Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularJoseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),here: Joseph
- Acts 7:9Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularBecause the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with himhere: Joseph
- Acts 7:13Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularOn their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.here: Joseph
- Acts 7:13Ἰωσήφ.iōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularOn their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.here: of Joseph.
- Acts 7:14Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThen Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.here: Joseph
- Acts 7:18Ἰωσήφ.iōsēphnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularThen another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.here: Joseph.
Hebrews2 occurrences
- Hebrews 11:21Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularBy faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.here: of Joseph
- Hebrews 11:22Ἰωσὴφiōsēphnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularBy faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.here: Joseph