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For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὅτιhotiFor
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: since — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 1
ἐτέχθηetechthēhas been born
Lemma: τίκτω (tiktō) · Strong's: G5088
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-API-3S)
Meaning: to give birth to — τίκτω ; [in LXX chiefly for יָלַד ; ] ; prop., of parents, ; to beget, bring forth, but esp. the latter, and so always in NT: absol., Luk.1:57 2:6, Jhn.16:21, Gal.4:27" (LXX) (see M, Pr., 127), Rev.12:2, 4; υἱόν,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:2, Luke 1:31, Luke 1:57 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5088; TFLSJ G5088; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 2
ὑμῖνhuminto you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 3
σήμερονsēmerontoday
Lemma: σήμερον (sēmeron) · Strong's: G4594
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: today — σήμερον (Att.. τήμερον), ; adv., [in LXX for יוֹם ; ] ; to-day: Mat.6:11, Luk.4:21, Act.4:9, al.; opposite to αὔριον, Mat.6:30, Luk.12:28, Jas.4:13; χθὲς καὶ σ. καὶ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, Heb.13:8; ἡ σ. ἡμέρα, Act.20:20; ἕως…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 42 times. Also: Matthew 6:11, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 11:23, Matthew 16:3, Matthew 21:28, Matthew 27:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4594; TFLSJ G4594; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 4
σωτὴρsōtēra Savior
Lemma: σωτήρ (sōtēr) · Strong's: G4990
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: savior — σωτήρ, -ῆρος, ὁ; (σώζω), [in LXX for יָשַׁע and cognate forms ; ] ; saviour, deliverer, preserver, a frequently epithet of kings in the Ptolemaic and Rom. periods (Deiss., BS, 83; LAE, 368 f.; MM, xxiv), in NT, ; (a) of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 24 times. Also: Luke 1:47, John 4:42, Acts 5:31, Acts 13:23, Ephesians 5:23, Philippians 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4990; TFLSJ G4990; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 5
ὅςhoswho
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (R-NSM)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 6
ἐστινestinis
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 7
χριστὸςchristosChrist
Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)
Meaning: Christ — χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν ; (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. 1. as adj., ; (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5547; TFLSJ G5547; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 8
κύριοςkurios[the] Lord
Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)
Meaning: lord: God — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 662 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2962G; TFLSJ G2962G; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 9
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 10
πόλειpolei[the] City
Lemma: πόλις (polis) · Strong's: G4172
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: city — πόλις, -εως, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for עִיר ; ] ; a city: Mat.2:23, Mrk.1:45, Luk.4:29, Jhn.4:8, al. mult.; opposite to κῶμαι (κ. καὶ ἀγροί), Mat.9:35 10:11, Mrk.6:56, Luk.8:1 13:22; with nom. propr.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 165 times. Also: Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 8:33, Matthew 8:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4172; TFLSJ G4172; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 11
Δαυίδ.Dauidof David.
Lemma: Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ (Daueid, Dauid, Dabid) · Strong's: G1138
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: David — Δαυείδ (Rec. Δαβίδ), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. דָּוִד), ; David, King of Israel: Mat.1:6; 12:3, and al.; σκηνὴ Δ., Act.15:16; κλεὶς Δ., Rev.3:7; θρόνος Δ., Luk.1:32; ῥίζα Δ., Rev.5:5; βασιλεία Δ., Mrk.11:10; υἱὸς Δ., the Messiah…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 59 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 12:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1138; TFLSJ G1138; TAGNT Luke 2:11 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Today | → | σήμερον G4594 today |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] city | → | πόλις G4172 city |
| of David | → | Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ G1138 David |
| a Savior | → | σωτήρ G4990 savior |
| has been born | → | τίκτω G5088 to give birth to |
| to you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| He | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| is | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| Christ | → | Χριστός G5547 Christ |
| [the] Lord | → | κύριος G2962G lord: God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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