Matthew 2:1 Go deeper
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΤοῦTou<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
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 Matthew 2:1 word 1
δὲdeNow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 2
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
Lemma: Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) · Strong's: G2424G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Jesus — Ἰησοῦς, -οῦ, dative, voc. -οῦ, accusative, -οῦν (Heb. יֵשׁוּעַ ,יְהֹשֻׁעַ ,יְהוֹשׁוּעַ), ; 1. JESUS: Mat.1:21, al.; ὁ Ἰ, ib. 3:13, al.; Ἰ. Χριστός, ib. 1:1, Mrk.1:1, al.; Χρ. Ἰ., Rom.2:26, al.; κύριος Ἰ., Act.28:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 978 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2424G; TFLSJ G2424G; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 3
γεννηθέντοςgennēthentoshaving been born
Lemma: γεννάω (gennaō) · Strong's: G1080
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Participle · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (V-APP-GSM)
Meaning: to beget — γεννάω, -ῶ ; (γέννα, poët. for γένος), [in LXX chiefly for ילד ; ] ; 1. of the father, to beget: with accusative, Mat.1:1-16, Act.7:8, 29; before ἐκ, Mat.1:3, 5, 6. ; 2. Of the mother, to bring forth, bear: Luk.1:13, 57…
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Used 97 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1080; TFLSJ G1080; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 4
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 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 5
ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem
Lemma: Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleem) · Strong's: G0965
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-DSF-L)
Meaning: Bethlehem — Βηθλέεμ, ἡ, indecl. (Heb. בֵּית לֶחֶם, house of bread), ; Bethlehem, a town 6 m. S. of Jerusalem: Mat.2:1, 5 6, 8, 16, Luk.2:4, 15 Jhn.7:42.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:16, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0965; TFLSJ G0965; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 6
τῆςtēs<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
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 Matthew 2:1 word 7
ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasof Judea
Lemma: Ἰουδαία (Ioudaia) · Strong's: G2449
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-GSF-L)
Meaning: Judea — § Judea, Judean, "land of the Judahites" ; Judea, the southern party of the country, below Samaria, Mt. 2:1, 5, 22; 3:1; metonymy the inhabitants of Judea
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Used 44 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 19:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2449; TFLSJ G2449; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 8
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 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 9
ἡμέραιςhēmerais[the] days
Lemma: ἡμέρα (hēmera) · Strong's: G2250
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Feminine (N-DPF)
Meaning: day — ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם ; ] ; day; 1. as distinct from night: genitive ἡμέρας, by day (WM, §30, 11), Rev.21:25; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ̔ἡ.), Act.9:24, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8, Rev.4:8 (BL, §36, 13);…
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Used 392 times. Also: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:2, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 9:15, Matthew 10:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2250; TFLSJ G2250; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 10
ἩρῴδουHērōdouof Herod
Lemma: Ἡρώδης (Hērōdēs) · Strong's: G2264G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Herod — Ἡρῴδης (Rec. -ώδης), -ου, ὁ ; Herod; 1. Herod the Great: Mat.2:1-23, Act.23:35. ; 2. Herod Antipas (ὁ τετραάρχης, Mat.14:1): Mat.14:1, 3 14:6, Mrk.6:1-56, Mrk.8:15, Luk.1:5 3:1, 19 8:3 9:7, 9 13:31, 23, Act.4:27 13:1. ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2264G; TFLSJ G2264G; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 11
τοῦtouthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
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 Matthew 2:1 word 12
βασιλέωςbasileōsking
Lemma: βασιλεύς (basileus) · Strong's: G0935
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: king — βασιλεύς, -έως, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for מֶלֶךְ ; ] ; a king: Mat.1:6 2:1; used by courtesy of Herod the Tetrarch, Mat.14:9; of the Roman Emperor, as frequently in κοινή (Deiss., LAE, p. 367), 1Pe.2:13, 17; of the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 115 times. Also: Matthew 1:6, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0935; TFLSJ G0935; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 13
ἰδοὺidoubehold
Lemma: ἰδού (idou) · Strong's: G2400
Parsing: Interjection (INJ)
Meaning: look! — ἰδού, ; [in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,] ; prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11), ; lo, behold, see: Mat.10:16 11:8…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 208 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2400; TFLSJ G2400; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 14
μάγοιmagoiMagi
Lemma: μάγος (magos) · Strong's: G3097
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: sage — μάγος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX for אַשָּׁף, Dan LXX TH Dan.2:2, 10, al. (cf. chief magian, Jer.39:3, 13) ; ] ; 1. one of the Μάγοι, a Median tribe (Hat). ; 2. a Magian, one of a sacred caste, originally Median, who seem to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16, Acts 13:6, Acts 13:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3097; TFLSJ G3097; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 15
ἀπὸapofrom [the]
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 16
ἀνατολῶνanatolōneast
Lemma: ἀνατολή (anatolē) · Strong's: G0395
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (N-GPF)
Meaning: east — ἀνατολή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ἀνατέλλω), [in LXX chiefly for מִזְרָח קָדִים ; ] ; 1. a rising: of light, Luk.1:78. ; 2. the sun-rising, the east (MM, VGT, see word): Mat.2:2, 9, Rev.21:13; ἀ. ἡλίου, Rev.7:2 16:12 (WΗ, p1.); pl.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 24:27, Mark 16:8, Luke 1:78 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0395; TFLSJ G0395; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 17
παρεγένοντοparegenontoarrived
Lemma: παραγίνομαι (paraginomai) · Strong's: G3854
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2ADI-3P)
Meaning: to come — παρα-γίνομαι; (Ion. and late for -γίγν-), [in LXX chiefly for בּוֹא ; ] ; 1. to be beside or at hand (Hom., Hdt., al.), hence, to stand by, support (Æsch., Thuc., al.) : with dative of person(s), 2Ti.4:16. ; 2. to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 38 times. Also: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 3:13, Mark 14:43, Luke 7:4, Luke 7:20, Luke 8:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3854; TFLSJ G3854; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 18
εἰςeisin
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 19
ἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaJerusalem
Lemma: Ἱεροσόλυμα (Hierosoluma) · Strong's: G2414
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter · Location (N-APN-L)
Meaning: Jerusalem — Ἱεροσόλυμα (WH, Ἰερ-, see Intr., § 408), -ων, τά (on πᾶσα Ἱ., Mat.2:3, see WM, 794; M, Pr., 48, 244; Thayer, see word), and Ἱερουσαλήμ (WH, Ἰερ-), ἡ., indecl., as always in LXX exc. some parts of Apocr.. (Heb.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 64 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 15:1, Matthew 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2414; TFLSJ G2414; TAGNT Matthew 2:1 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| After | → | δέ G1161 then |
| Jesus | → | Ἰησοῦς G2424G Jesus |
| was born | → | γεννάω G1080 to beget |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Bethlehem | → | Βηθλεέμ G0965 Bethlehem |
| in Judea | → | Ἰουδαία G2449 Judea |
| during | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] time | → | ἡμέρα G2250 day |
| of King | → | βασιλεύς G0935 king |
| Herod | → | Ἡρώδης G2264G Herod |
| Magi | → | μάγος G3097 sage |
| from [the] | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| east | → | ἀνατολή G0395 east |
| arrived | → | παραγίνομαι G3854 to come |
| in | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| Jerusalem | → | Ἱεροσόλυμα G2414 Jerusalem |
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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