Luke 3:28
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 3:28 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
- 4 hapax legomena — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 4 first appearances in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
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King James Version Public Domain
Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmadam, of Er,
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
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King James Version Public Domain
Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
the `son' of Melchi, the `son' of Addi, the `son' of Cosam, the `son' of Elmadam, the `son' of Er,
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
The sonne of Melchi, the sonne of Addi, the sonne of Cosam, the sonne of Elmodam, the sonne of Er,
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
Who was of Melchi, who was of Addi, who was of Cosan, who was of Helmadan, who was of Her,
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
the `son' of Neri, the `son' of Melchi, the `son' of Addi, the `son' of Cosam, the `son' of Elmodam, the `son' of Er,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
the [son] of Neri, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Addi, the [son] of Cosam, the [son] of Elmodam, the [son] of Er,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmadam, of Er,
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Darby Bible Public Domain
of Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
Who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Cosam, who was the son of Elmodam, who was the son of Er,
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
which was the sonne of Melchi: which was the sonne of Addi: which was the sonne of Cosam: which was the sonne of Helmadam: which was the sonne of Her:
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun · Proper, indeclinable
Full Thayer's Definition
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Μελχεὶ Melchí G3197 “Melchi” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἀδδεὶ Addí G78 “Cosam” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Κωσὰμ Kōsám G2973 “Cosam” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἐλμαδὰμ Elmōdám G1678 “Judas” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- Ἢρ Ḗr G2262 “Elmodam” Noun, Proper, indeclinable
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 10
- words
- 6
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
4 hapax legomena — words that appear only here in the entire Greek New Testament:
First appearance in Scripture
These words make their first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
Shared distinctive vocabulary
Μελχεὶ Melchi G3197 occurs in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- τοῦ the G3588 ×5
Lesson kit
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Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 10 words (6 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is Addí (“Cosam”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word Addí carries the sense “Cosam.” How does it shape the verse?
- This verse holds 4 words here found nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. What might the rare words draw attention to?
- 4 words here appear for the first time in Scripture. What is being introduced at this debut?
- Luke 3:24 shares the word «Melchi» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “the” occurs 5× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
Things to notice
- 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 4 words make their first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 4 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 5× in this single verse.
- 6 distinct Greek lemmas span 10 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 3:28 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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John Gill's Exposition
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