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AndδὲJoseph,ὁ Ἰωσὴφrisingἐγερθεὶςfromἀπὸsleep,τοῦ ὕπνουdidἐποίησενasὡςthe angelὁ ἄγγελοςof the Lordκυρίουhad commandedπροσέταξενhim,αὐτῷandκαὶtook to himselfπαρέλαβενhis wife;τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ
Matthew 1:24
Study it in the app“And Joseph, rising from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took to himself his wife;”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 1:24, word by word
- JosephἸωσὴφIōsēph
Joseph
Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.
Where else “Iōsēph” appears- risingἐγερθεὶςegertheis
wake
To rouse someone from sleep, or to stir from sleep.
Where else “egertheis” appears- sleepὕπνουhypnou
sleep
Sleep.
Where else “hypnou” appears- didἐποίησενepoiēsen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- the angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- had commandedπροσέταξενprosetaxen
command
Order, command.
Where else “prosetaxen” appears- took to himselfπαρέλαβενparelaben
take along
To take someone along, into one's care or company.
Where else “parelaben” appears- his wifeγυναῖκαgynaika
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynaika” appears
The context
23“Look, the virgin will be pregnant and will give birth to a son, and they will call his name Immanuel,” which is, translated, “God with us.”
24 · This verse (above)
25and he did not know her until she had given birth to a son; and he called his name Jesus.
To study Matthew 1 in a group
1. What it says
Besides Mary, which women are named in the list of Jesus' ancestors (vv. 3–6)?
2. What it means
Why does Matthew open his book with a long list that ends with “the Messiah” (vv. 1, 17)?
3. How I live it
Being a righteous man, Joseph did not want to expose Mary publicly (v. 19). How can you treat someone with care when news hurts you?