Greek word · G5601

Ὠβήδ

ōbēd

Obed

Appears 3 times in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

Ἰωβήδ (WH, -βήλ, Lk, l.with; Rec., RV, Ὠβήδ), ὁ, indecl.,

Jo bed (Obed): Matthew 1:5, Luke 3:32.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Matthew · 2

  1. Matthew 1:5 Ἰωβὴδ Ἰωβὴδ Obed

    Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,

    Here: From Hebrew 'Oved, 'one who serves' or 'servant'. The village women name him, calling him 'a son born to Naomi' (Ruth 4:17). This shows he carried on the dead husband's family line.

Luke · 1

  1. Luke 3:32 Ἰωβὴδ of Obed

    the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,

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