Greek proper noun (a person) · G2501
Ἰωσήφ
Iosephee-o-safe'
brother of our Lord; Son of Mary; see
35 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Iōsḗph
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G2501is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 7 of 27New Testament books
- 2spellings
- 3meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G2501
Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
The King James renders it: Joseph.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Ioseph is rendered "brother of our Lord; Son of Mary; see". It stands 35 times in the Greek text, across seven books.
- Eleven of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists three meanings for it, beginning with "brother of our Lord".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 1:16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- The Greek text spells it two different ways.
The first use
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Matthew 1:16Ἰωσὴφ
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries three meanings: brother of our Lord, and Son of Mary, and see.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| brother of our Lord | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James… |
| Son of MaryMat.27:56 (-σήφ) | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 27:56Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph… |
| seeΒαρνάβας.† (AS) | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 35, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
2 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- Ἰωσὴφ29
- Ἰωσήφ6
The grammar of each form
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular14N-NSM-P
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular10N-GSM-P
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular5N-ASM-P
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular5N-DSM-P
- noun · vocative (address) · masculine singular1N-VSM-P
Matthew
eleven uses
and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
This 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.
- Ἰωσήφiosephnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to Joseph
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
But 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.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and embraced Mary as his wife.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
When 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.”
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to Joseph
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to Joseph
“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus.
- Ἰωσήφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Mark
two uses
Joseph 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.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
When Pilate had confirmed it with the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph.
- Ἰωσήφiosephnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to Joseph
Luke
eight uses
to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
So 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.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the Baby, who was lying in the manger.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
John
four uses
Philip 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.”
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to Joseph
They 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?’”
- Ἰωσήφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
Afterward, 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.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Acts
seven uses
So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
On their second visit, Joseph revealed his identity to his brothers, and his family became known to Pharaoh.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
- Ἰωσήφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
- Ἰωσήφiosephnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Hebrews
two uses
By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Joseph
Revelation
one use
from the tribe of Zebulun 12,000, from the tribe of Joseph 12,000, and from the tribe of Benjamin 12,000.
- Ἰωσὴφiosephnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of Joseph
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.