noun · masculine
iōsos
GreekἸωσῆς (iōsēs)
Strong’sG2500
Joses
stem iōs-3 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Ἰωσῆς, -ῆ (Rec. -ή, Lk 3:29; AV, Jose; v.s. Ἰησοῦς, 3), and -ῆτος (Mk 6:3 15:40, 47), ὁ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2500 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidee-o-sace'
Joses, the name of two Israelites
Fromperhaps for G2501;
King JamesJoses.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | iōsos | iōsois |
| object accusative | iōson | iōsoin |
| direct address vocative | iōsor | iōsoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | iōsou3×Ἰωσῆτος | iōsoiu |
| to, for dative | iōso | iōsoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
iōso is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
iōsou“Joses”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Mark 6:3“Joses”ouk houtos atō tos tektōnos, tos huios tau Mariau kai adelfos Iakōbou kai Iōsou kai Ioudaou kai Simōnou? kai ouk alō tais adelfais autou hōde pros nin? kai skandalizile en auto.Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
Mark 15:40“Joses”Ale de kai gunaikais apo makrothen theōrarōtais, en hai kai Marias tas Magdalēnas kai Marias tas Iakōbou tou mikrou kai Iōsou mētēras kai Salōmas,And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
Mark 15:47“Joses”tas de Marias tas Magdalēnas kai Marias tas Iōsou theōrale pou tithitē.Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph saw where His body was placed.