The Meaning of Luke 3:36 Explained

Luke 3:36

KJV: Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

YLT: the son of Salah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Darby: of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,

ASV: the'son of Cainan, the'son of Arphaxad, the'son of Shem, the'son of Noah, the'son of Lamech,

What is the context of Luke 3:36?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Which was [the son] of Cainan,  which was [the son] of Arphaxad,  which was [the son] of Sem,  which was [the son] of Noe,  which was [the son] of Lamech, 

What does Luke 3:36 Mean?

Study Notes

Arphaxad
Arphaxad. Genesis 10:22 .

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 3:36 mean?

- of Cainan of Arphaxad of Shem of Noah of Lamech
τοῦ Καϊνὰμ Ἀρφαξὰδ Σὴμ Νῶε Λάμεχ

τοῦ  - 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Καϊνὰμ  of  Cainan 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Καϊνάμ 
Sense: the son of Enos, Gen.
Ἀρφαξὰδ  of  Arphaxad 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Ἀρφαξάδ  
Sense: the son of Shem and ancestor of Eber.
Σὴμ  of  Shem 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Σήμ  
Sense: the eldest son of Noah.
Νῶε  of  Noah 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Νῶε  
Sense: the tenth in descent from Adam, second father of the human race.
Λάμεχ  of  Lamech 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: Λάμεχ  
Sense: the father of Noah.