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Luke 23:50

And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just:

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἀνὴρanērthere was a manἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “there was a man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.This verse uses “a man”.there was a manὀνόματιonomatinamedὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “named”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.namedἸωσὴφiōsēphJosephἸωσήφnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Joseph”, the subject formG2501Joseph, a proper name.Josephβουλευτὴςbouleutēsa counsellorβουλευτήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a counsellor”, the subject formG1010a member of a city council, in NT of the Sanhedrin at Jerusalem.a counsellorὑπάρχωνhuparchōnand he was a goodὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and he was a good”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.and he was a goodἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manἀγαθὸςagathosgood-doerἀγαθόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “good-doer”, the subject formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδίκαιος—dikaiosa justδίκαιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a just”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.a just

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good and righteous man

Young’s Literal Translation

And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,

World English Bible

Behold, there was a man named Joseph, who was a member of the council, a good and righteous man

Darby Translation

And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good man and a just

Douay-Rheims

And behold there was a man named Joseph, who was a counsellor, a good and just man,

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