Ἰωσῆς G2500
Joses, shortened form of Joseph; name of two New Testament figures
Joses is a shortened form of Joseph, appearing as the name of two men connected to Jesus. Mark 6:3 lists Joses among Jesus' brothers (Matthew 13:55 has 'Joseph' in some manuscripts). Mark 15:40 and 15:47 mention another Joses, son of Mary (not Jesus' mother), whose brother was James. This Mary stood at the cross and witnessed Jesus' burial. The name is the Greek form of the Hebrew Yoseph. Textual variants between 'Joses' and 'Joseph' appear in some manuscripts, reflecting the interchangeable use of the full and shortened forms. The two Joses represent Jesus' family circle and the community of faithful women disciples.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The sense identifies the given name shared by two men in Mark's Gospel. Mark 6:3's Joses is Jesus' brother, named alongside James, Judas, and Simon—evidence the Nazareth synagogue audience used to question Jesus' authority ('Isn't this the carpenter, son of Mary?'). The other Joses (Mark 15:40, 47) is distinguished as 'son of Mary' (different from Jesus' mother) and brother of James the younger, part of the women's community that followed Jesus, witnessed crucifixion, and discovered the empty tomb. The multilingual glosses transliterate consistently. The name functions to identify specific individuals within the overlapping circles of Jesus' family and disciples. 3×
AR["يوسي", "يُوسِي"]·ben["যোসেসের"]·DE["Joses"]·EN["Iōsētos", "of-Iōsētos"]·FR["Josès"]·heb["יוֹסֵי"]·HI["और", "योसेस-की"]·ID["Yoses"]·IT["iosetos"]·jav["Yosès"]·KO["요세와", "요세의"]·PT["de-José"]·RU["Иосии", "Иосита"]·ES["Iōsētos", "de-Iōsētos"]·SW["Iōsētos", "Yose", "ya-Iōsētos"]·TR["Yoses'in"]·urd["یوسیس"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Ἰωσῆς, -ῆ (Rec. -ή Luk.3:29; AV, Jose; see: Ἰησοῦς, 3), and -ῆτος (Mk, ll with), ὁ, Joses; __1. brother of our Lord: Mrk.6:3, Mat.13:55 (Rec., see: Ἰωσήφ). __2. Son of Mary: Mat.27:56 (-σήφ), WH, txt), Mrk.15:40, 47 __3. see: Βαρνάβας.† (From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)