The Meaning of Luke 3:38 Explained

Luke 3:38

KJV: Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

YLT: the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Darby: of Enos, of Seth, of Adam, of God.

ASV: the'son of Enos, the'son of Seth, the'son of Adam, the'son of God.

What is the context of Luke 3:38?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Which was [the son] of Enos,  which was [the son] of Seth,  which was [the son] of Adam,  which was [the son] of God. 

What does Luke 3:38 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 3:38 mean?

- of Enosh of Seth of Adam of God
τοῦ Ἐνὼς Σὴθ Ἀδὰμ Θεοῦ

τοῦ  - 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Ἐνὼς  of  Enosh 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἐνώς  
Sense: the son of Seth.
Σὴθ  of  Seth 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Σήθ  
Sense: the third son of Adam and the father of Enos.
Ἀδὰμ  of  Adam 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἀδάμ  
Sense: Adam, the first man, the parent of the whole human race.
Θεοῦ  of  God 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: θεός  
Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities.