What Does Matthew 1:11 Mean?

“Josias”

josias (i.e., joshiah), an israelite

“And”

but, and, etc

“begat”

to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“Jechonias”

jechonias (i.e., jekonjah), an israelite

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“brethren”

a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like g0001)

“his”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“about the time”

properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“they were carried away”

a change of abode, i.e., (specially), expatriation

“to Babylon”

babylon, the capitol of chaldaea (literally or figuratively (as a type of tyranny))