Luke 3:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being(as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was 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 Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
• Mark 6:3 : 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
• Num 4:3 : 3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
• 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 Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
• Luke 4:22 : 22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words 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 is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
• Acts 1:1 : 1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and 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 entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:
• Num 4:39 : 39 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
• Num 4:43 : 43 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,
• Num 4:47 : 47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,
• 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 the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
• Luke 3:23-27 : 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being(as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, 25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, 27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,
• Luke 3:31 : 31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,