Greek · G2501, G707 · unreviewed

Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας

Joseph, the name of seven Israelites · Arimathæa (or Ramah), a place in Palestine

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Ἰωσήφ G2501 Joseph, the name of seven Israelites
Pronunciation Iōsḗph
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Ἀριμαθαία G707 Arimathæa (or Ramah), a place in Palestine
Pronunciation Arimathaía
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What does Ἰωσὴφ ὁ ἀπὸ Ἀριμαθαίας (Iōsēph ho apo Arimathaias) mean in the Bible?

Ἰωσήφ · Ἀριμαθαία is a Greek word meaning "Joseph from Arimathea".

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Meaning

Joseph from Arimathea
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:19 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 13:55 · Matt 27:57 · Matt 27:59 · Mark 15:43 · Luke 1:27 · Luke 2:4 · Luke 23:50 · John 19:38 · Acts 4:36 · Acts 7:13 · Acts 7:14 · Heb 11:22 14×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:56 · Luke 3:23 · Luke 3:24 · Luke 3:30 · Luke 4:22 · John 1:45 · John 6:42 · Acts 7:13 · Heb 11:21 · Rev 7:8 10×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:18 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:19 · Mark 15:45 · John 4:5
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:16 · Luke 2:16 · Acts 1:23 · Acts 7:9 · Acts 7:18
Vocative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:20
Cross-Language Connections
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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