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andκαὶhe did notοὐκknowἐγίνωσκενherαὐτὴνuntilἕως οὗshe had given birth toἔτεκενa son;υἱόνandκαὶhe calledἐκάλεσενhis nameτὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦJesus.Ἰησοῦν
Matthew 1:25
Study it in the app“and he did not know her until she had given birth to a son; and he called his name Jesus.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 1:25, word by word
- knowἐγίνωσκενeginōsken
lie with
A man and a woman being intimate.
Where else “eginōsken” appears- she had given birth toἔτεκενeteken
give birth
To have a baby, or be born.
Where else “eteken” appears- a sonυἱόνhuion
son
A son.
Where else “huion” appears- he calledἐκάλεσενekalesen
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “ekalesen” appears- his nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears
Translation note
“Know” means to have sexual relations, as in Genesis 4:1.
The context
24And Joseph, rising from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took to himself his wife;
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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?