Matthew 13:55
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?Matthew 13:55 in the real world
In what words
- τέκτωνtéktōnan artificer (as producer of fabrics), i.e. (specially), a craftsman in wood
- ἸωσῆςIōsēsJoses, the name of two Israelites
- ἸάκωβοςIákōbosJacobus, the name of three Israelites
- ΜαρίαMaríaMaria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females
- οὐχίouchínot indeed
- ΣίμωνSímōnSimon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
- μήτηρmḗtēra "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
- ἀδελφόςadelphósa brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like G1 (Α))
+7 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- The "James" ossuaryDisputedUnprovenanced. The box is ancient; whether the reference to Jesus is ancient is disputed, and an acquittal in court did not settle it.
- Josephus on James, the brother of JesusNamed outside the BibleA first-century Jewish historian, writing within living memory, refers to Jesus and to his brother James as ordinary matters of public record.