Mathousala identifies a person named within a genealogical father-son sequence.

The attested use identifies a person in a genealogical sequence: in Luke 3:37, the genitive singular form occurs in the clause naming a son in relation to Enoch.

1. Personal name in a genealogy · dominant

   In Luke 3:37, Μαθουσαλὰ is a genitive singular masculine noun within successive “son of” relationships; the APB renders the clause “the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch,” placing the named person in the genealogy.

   Luke 3:37

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 3:37, the APB presents the name in the genealogical wording “the son of Methuselah.” The verse is read as a whole.