Luke 3:23

American Standard Version (1901)

And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ἀρχόμενος, ὢν (ὡς ἐνομίζετο) υἱός Ἰωσήφ, τοῦ Ἠλὶ,

Transliteration

And he was the Iesous hosei eton thirty archomenos, being (as enomizeto) son of-Ioseph, of-the Eli,

Grammar Details

• *Iesous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *hosei*: comparative particle - about/approximately
• *eton*: genitive, neuter, plural - of years
• *archomenos*: present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - beginning/commencing
• *enomizeto*: imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - was supposed/thought
• *Ioseph*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Joseph
• *Eli*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Eli

Word Meanings

• *hosei*: about/approximately/as if
• *archomenos*: beginning/commencing/starting
• *enomizeto*: was supposed/was thought/was considered

Referenced Verses

• Matt 13:55 : 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas?
• Mark 6:3 : 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. [
• Num 4:3 : 3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter upon the service, to do the work in the tent of meeting.
• Matt 1:16 : 16 and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
• Matt 4:17 : 17 From that time began Jesus to preach, and to say, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Luke 4:22 : 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
• John 6:42 : 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?
• Acts 1:1 : 1 The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
• Gen 41:46 : 46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
• Num 4:35 : 35 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting:
• Num 4:39 : 39 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,
• Num 4:43 : 43 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered upon the service, for work in the tent of meeting,
• Num 4:47 : 47 from thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entered in to do the work of service, and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting,
• Matt 1:1 : 1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
• Matt 1:6 : 6 and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;
• Luke 3:23-27 : 23 And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli, 24 the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph, 25 the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Amos, the [son] of Nahum, the [son] of Esli, the [son] of Naggai, 26 the [son] of Maath, the [son] of Mattathias, the [son] of Semein, the [son] of Josech, the [son] of Joda, 27 the [son] of Joanan, the [son] of Rhesa, the [son] of Zerubbabel, the [son] of Shealtiel, the [son] of Neri,
• Luke 3:31 : 31 the [son] of Melea, the [son] of Menna, the [son] of Mattatha, the [son] of Nathan, the [son] of David,