"Heli, the father of Joseph, Lk. 3:23*"
Definition and meaning
Heli, the father of Joseph, Lk. 3:23*
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἠλί
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of eli (G2242) across the King James Bible.
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being(as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
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Common questions
Strong's G2242 (eli) is a Greek word that means: Heli, the father of Joseph, Lk. 3:23* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word eli (G2242) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2242 is eli, a Greek word defined as: Heli, the father of Joseph, Lk. 3:23*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
eli is a Greek word found in the New Testament.