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And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 1
τοῦτοtoutothis [is]
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (D-NSN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Luke 2:12 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).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:12 word 3
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 4
σημεῖον·sēmeionsign:
Lemma: σημεῖον (sēmeion) · Strong's: G4592
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: sign — σημεῖον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹת ; ] ; a sign, mark, token; (a) of that which distinguishes a person or thing from others: Mat.26:48 Luk.2:12, 2Th.3:17 (cf. Deiss., LAE, 153.2); before genitive epexeg.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 12:38, Matthew 12:39, Matthew 16:1, Matthew 16:3, Matthew 16:4, Matthew 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4592; TFLSJ G4592; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 5
εὑρήσετεheurēseteYou will find
Lemma: εὑρίσκω (ehuriskō) · Strong's: G2147
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-FAI-2P)
Meaning: to find/meet — εὑρίσκω, ; [in LXX chiefly for מצא, also for נשׂג hi., etc. ; ] ; to find, with or without previous search: absol., opposite to ζητέω, Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative, Mat.2:8, Mrk.1:37, Act.13:22, 2Ti.1:17,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 177 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:14, Matthew 8:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2147; TFLSJ G2147; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 6
βρέφοςbrephosa baby
Lemma: βρέφος (brephos) · Strong's: G1025
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: infant — βρέφος, -ους, τό, ; [in LXX: Sir.19:11, 1Ma.1:61, 2Ma.6:10, 3Ma.5:49, 4Ma.4:25 * ; ] ; 1. an unborn child: Luk.1:41, 44. ; 2. a newborn child, a babe: Luk.2:12, 16 18:15, Act.7:19, 1Pe.2:2; ἀπὸ βρέφους, from infancy,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Luke 1:41, Luke 1:44, Luke 2:16, Luke 18:15, Acts 7:19, 2 Timothy 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1025; TFLSJ G1025; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 7
ἐσπαργανωμένονesparganōmenonswaddled
Lemma: σπαργανόω (sparganoō) · Strong's: G4683
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (V-RPP-ASN)
Meaning: to wrap — σπαργανόω, -ῶ; (σπάργανον, a swathing-band) [in LXX: Job.38:9, Eze.16:4 (חָתַל pu.)* ; ] ; to swathe, wrap in swaddling-clothes: Luk.2:7, 12 (Hipp., Arist., Plut.).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Luke 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4683; TFLSJ G4683; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 8
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 9
κείμενονkeimenonlying
Lemma: κεῖμαι (keimai) · Strong's: G2749
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (V-PNP-ASN)
Meaning: to lay/be appointed — κεῖμαι ; [in LXX: Jer.24:1 (יָעַד hoph,), al. ; ] ; used as passive of τίθημι (LS, see word), to be laid, to lie; (a) of persons: an infant, Luk.2:12, 16; a dead body, Mat.28:6, Luk.23:53, Jhn.20:12; (b) of things, to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 28:6, Luke 2:16, Luke 2:34, Luke 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2749; TFLSJ G2749; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 10
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 2:12 word 11
τῇtēa<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: TR
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 12
φάτνῃ.phatnēa manger.
Lemma: φάτνη (phatnē) · Strong's: G5336
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: manger — φάτνη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX for אֵבוּס, etc. ; ] ; a manger: Luk.2:7, 12 2:16 13:15 (see DB, iii, 234a, DCG, ii, 111a),†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: Luke 2:7, Luke 2:16, Luke 13:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5336; TFLSJ G5336; TAGNT Luke 2:12 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | καί G2532 and |
| this [will be] | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| a | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| sign | → | σημεῖον G4592 sign |
| to you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| You will find | → | εὑρίσκω G2147 to find/meet |
| a baby | → | βρέφος G1025 infant |
| wrapped in swaddling cloths | → | σπαργανόω G4683 to wrap |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| lying | → | κεῖμαι G2749 to lay/be appointed |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| a manger | → | φάτνη G5336 manger |
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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