Iōsḗph — G2501

G2501 · Greek — Ἰωσήφ

Pronunciation: ee-o-safe'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Joseph, the name of seven Israelites

  1. the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob
  2. the son of Jonan (or Jonam), one of Christ's ancestors
  3. the son of Judah (or Judas; better Joda) another ancestor of Jesus
  4. the son of Mattathias, another of the same
  5. the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus
  6. an own brother of our Lord
  7. Joseph of Arimathaea, a member of the Sanhedrin, who favored Jesus
  8. Joseph, surnamed Βαρναβᾶς
  9. Joseph called Barsabas , and surnamed Justus

Usually translated as

Joseph

Origin

of Hebrew origin (H3130)

Hebrew equivalents

Occurrences

Iōsḗph occurs 35 times in 34 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (9), Mark (2), Luke (11), John (4), Acts (5), Hebrews (2), Revelation (1)

Strong's Lexicon — I