Arimathea
Arimathaia identifies the place from which Joseph is described as coming in the Gospel accounts.
Across the supplied Gospel verses, the genitive singular form identifies Arimathaia as the place from which Joseph comes, including the accounts surrounding his request for Jesus' body.
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Place named as Joseph's origin · dominant
In Matthew 27:57 and Mark 15:43, the genitive singular form occurs in the description of Joseph as being from this place; the APB renders him as “from Arimathea.” Luke 23:51 likewise identifies him in this way and calls it “a city of the Jews,” while John 19:38 places the same description in the account of Joseph asking Pilate to take Jesus' body.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term in the phrase “from Arimathea” for Joseph. This reflects the clause-level presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.