The Meaning of Luke 3:31 Explained

Luke 3:31

KJV: 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,

YLT: the son of Melea, the son of Mainan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan,

Darby: of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David,

ASV: the'son of Melea, the'son of Menna, the'son of Mattatha, the'son of Nathan, the'son of David,

What is the context of Luke 3:31?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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, 

What does Luke 3:31 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Luke 3

1  The preaching and baptism of John;
15  his testimony of Jesus;
19  Herod imprisons John;
21  Jesus, baptized, receives testimony from heaven
23  The age and genealogy of Jesus from Joseph upwards

What do the individual words in Luke 3:31 mean?

- of Melea of Menna of Mattatha of Nathan of David
τοῦ Μελεὰ Μεννὰ Ματταθὰ Ναθὰμ Δαυὶδ

τοῦ  - 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Μελεὰ  of  Melea 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Μελεά  
Sense: the son of Joseph in the genealogy of Christ.
Μεννὰ  of  Menna 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Μαϊνάν 
Sense: one of the ancestors of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
Ματταθὰ  of  Mattatha 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ματταθά  
Sense: an ancestor of Christ.
Ναθὰμ  of  Nathan 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ναθάμ 
Sense: one of the four sons of David who were born to him by Bathshua.
Δαυὶδ  of  David 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Δαβίδ 
Sense: second king of Israel, and ancestor of Jesus Christ.

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