"Joses, Joseph pr. name Mt. 27:56; Mk. 6:3; 15:40, 47*"
Definition and meaning
Joses, Joseph pr. name Mt. 27:56; Mk. 6:3; 15:40, 47*
In the original Greek the word is written: Ἰωσῆς
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
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 ioses (G2500) across the King James Bible.
Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas,(which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
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Common questions
Strong's G2500 (ioses) is a Greek word that means: Joses, Joseph pr. name Mt. 27:56; Mk. 6:3; 15:40, 47* It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word ioses (G2500) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2500 is ioses, a Greek word defined as: Joses, Joseph pr. name Mt. 27:56; Mk. 6:3; 15:40, 47*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
ioses is a Greek word found in the New Testament.