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Matthew 1:1 - Jesus

Matthew 1:1 - The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Verse	Strongs No.	Greek	Strongs Definition
The book	G976	βίβλος	[Noun Neuter] Properly the inner bark of the papyrus plant that is (by implication) a sheet or scroll of writing
of the generation	G1078	γένεσις	[Noun Feminine] nativity; figuratively nature
of Jesus	G2424	Ἰησοῦς	[Noun Masculine] Jesus (that is Jehoshua) the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
Christ	G5547	Χριστός	[Adjective] anointed that is the Messiah an epithet of Jesus
the son	G5207	υἱός	[Noun Masculine] a son (sometimes of animals) used very widely of immediate remote or figurative kinship
of David	G1138	Δαβίδ	[Noun Masculine] Dabid (that is David) the Israelite king
the son	G5207	υἱός	[Noun Masculine] a son (sometimes of animals) used very widely of immediate remote or figurative kinship
of Abraham	G11	Ἀβραάμ	[Proper Name Masculine] Abraham the Hebrew patriarch. In the text should probably read Jacob

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.