Matthew 27:57

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who had also become a disciple of Jesus, arrived.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὀψίας δὲ γενομένης, ἦλθεν ἄνθρωπος πλούσιος ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας, τοὔνομα Ἰωσήφ, ὃς καὶ αὐτὸς ἐμαθήτευσεν τῷ Ἰησοῦ:

Transliteration

Opsias de genomenēs, ēlthen anthrōpos plousios from Harimathaias, tounoma Iōsēph, who also himself emathēteusen to the Iēsou:

Grammar Details

• *Opsias*: genitive, feminine, singular - evening
• *de*: conjunction, postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *genomenēs*: aorist middle participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having become/having come
• *ēlthen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came
• *anthrōpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - man/person
• *plousios*: nominative, masculine, singular - rich
• *Harimathaias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Arimathea
• *tounoma*: accusative of respect, neuter, singular (contracted from τὸ ὄνομα) - by name
• *Iōsēph*: nominative, masculine - Joseph
• *emathēteusen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - became a disciple/was a disciple
• *Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - to Jesus

Word Meanings

• *Opsias*: evening/late hour
• *genomenēs*: having come/having become/having arrived
• *anthrōpos*: man/person/human being
• *plousios*: rich/wealthy
• *tounoma*: by name/named
• *emathēteusen*: became a disciple/was discipled/followed as a disciple

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When evening came, there came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When the even was come there came a ryche man of Aramathia named Ioseph which same also was Iesus disciple.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  At euen there came a rich man of Arimathia, called Ioseph, which was also a disciple of Iesus.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when the euen was come, there came a riche man of Arimathea, named Ioseph, who had also himselfe bene Iesus disciple.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  When the euen was come, there came a ryche man of Aramathia, named Ioseph, which also hym selfe was Iesus disciple.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And evening having come, there came a rich man, from Arimathea, named Joseph, who also himself was discipled to Jesus,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when even was come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in the evening, there came a man of wealth from Arimathaea, Joseph by name, who was a disciple of Jesus:

• World English Bible (2000)

  When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea, named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus' disciple came.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jesus’ Burial Now when it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.

Referenced Verses

• John 19:38-42 : 38 After this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus but kept it secret because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate for permission to take the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and took the body. 39 Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. 40 Taking the body of Jesus, they wrapped it in linen cloths along with the spices, as is the Jewish burial custom. 41 Now, there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
• Mark 15:42-47 : 42 When it was already evening, because it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath), 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent member of the council, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. 44 Pilate was amazed that He was already dead. Summoning the centurion, he asked him if Jesus had already died. 45 When he learned from the centurion that it was so, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 Joseph bought a linen cloth, took Jesus down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb that had been cut out of rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb. 47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses were watching to see where He was placed.
• Luke 23:50-56 : 50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, who was a good and righteous man. 51 (He had not consented to their decision and action.) He came from Arimathea, a town of the Jews, and he was waiting for the kingdom of God. 52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 Then he took it down, wrapped it in linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut out of rock, where no one had yet been laid. 54 It was the Preparation Day, and the Sabbath was about to begin. 55 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed and saw the tomb and how His body was placed in it. 56 Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.
• 1 Sam 1:1 : 1 There was a man from Ramathaim-Zophim, in the hill country of Ephraim. His name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.
• 1 Sam 7:17 : 17 But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.