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And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. (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,…
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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 Matthew 2:12 word 1
χρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthenteshaving been divinely warned
Lemma: χρηματίζω (chrēmatizō) · Strong's: G5537
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-APP-NPM)
Meaning: to announce — χρηματίζω; (χρῆμα), [in LXX: Jer.26:2 29:23 30:2 36:2, 4 A (דָבַר pi.), Jer.25:30) (שָׁאַג), 3Ki.18:27, Job.40:8 * ; ] ; 1. to transact business, hence, to consult, deliberate (Thuc., Dem., al.); hence in later writers,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Luke 2:26, Acts 10:22, Acts 11:26, Romans 7:3, Hebrews 8:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5537; TFLSJ G5537; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 2
κατ᾽kat᾽in
Lemma: κατά (kata) · Strong's: G2596
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: according to — κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, ; down, downwards. ; I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). ; 1. C. genitive…
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Used 483 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2596; TFLSJ G2596; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 3
ὄναρonara dream
Lemma: ὄναρ (onar) · Strong's: G3677
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: dream — ὄναρ, τό ; indecl., used only in nom, and accusative sing. (the other cases are supplied by ὄνειρος), a dream: κατ᾽ ὄ. (in later writers only), in a dream, Mat.1:20 2:12-13, 19 2:22 27:19.†; (AS)
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Used 6 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 27:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3677; TFLSJ G3677; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 4
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 5
ἀνακάμψαιanakampsaito return
Lemma: ἀνακάμπτω (anakamptō) · Strong's: G0344
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)
Meaning: to return — ἀνα-κάμπτω ; [in LXX: 1Ch.19:5, Jer.3:1, al. (שׁוּב), Jer.15:5 (סוּר) ; ] ; 1. trans., to bend or turn back. ; 2. Intrans., to return: Mat.2:12, Act.18:21, Heb.11:15; metaphorically (cf. MM, VGT, see word), Luk.10:6.†;…
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Used 4 times. Also: Luke 10:6, Acts 18:21, Hebrews 11:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0344; TFLSJ G0344; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 6
πρὸςprosto
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
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Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 7
Ἡρῴδην,HērōdēnHerod,
Lemma: Ἡρώδης (Hērōdēs) · Strong's: G2264G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-ASM-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. ;…
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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2264G; TFLSJ G2264G; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 8
δι᾽di᾽through
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
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Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 9
ἄλληςallēsanother
Lemma: ἄλλος (allos) · Strong's: G0243
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (A-GSF)
Meaning: another — ἄλλος, -η, -ο, (cf. Lat. alius, Eng. else), ; [in LXX for אַחֵר ,אֶחָד, etc. ; ] ; other, another: absol., Mat.20:3, al.; ἄ. δέ, 1Co.3:10 12:8; pl., Mrk.6:15; attached to a noun, Mat.2:12 4:21, al.; with art., ὁ ἄ., the…
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Used 160 times. Also: Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 13:5, Matthew 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0243; TFLSJ G0243; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 10
ὁδοῦhodouroute
Lemma: ὁδός (hodos) · Strong's: G3598
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: road — ὁδός, -οῦ, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for דֶּרֶךְ ; ] ; 1. a way, path, road: Mat.2:12, Mrk.10:46, Luk.3:5 al.; κατὰ τὴν ὁ., Luk.10:4, al.; παρὰ τὴν ὁ., Mat.13:4, al.; with genitive of person(s), (subj.), τὴν ὁ.…
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Used 102 times. Also: Matthew 3:3, Matthew 4:15, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14, Matthew 8:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3598; TFLSJ G3598; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 11
ἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanthey withdrew
Lemma: ἀναχωρέω (anachōreō) · Strong's: G0402
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AAI-3P)
Meaning: to leave — ἀνα-χωρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for בָּרַח, נוּם, etc. ; ] ; 1. to go back. ; 2. to withdraw: Mat.9:24; frequently in sense of avoiding danger (MM, VGT, see word), Mat.2:12 (but see Thayer), Mat.2:13-14, 22 4:12 12:15 14:13…
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Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 9:24, Matthew 12:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0402; TFLSJ G0402; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 12
εἰςeisinto
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,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 13
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
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.,…
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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 2:12 word 14
χώρανchōrancountry
Lemma: χώρα (chōra) · Strong's: G5561
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: country — χώρα, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX for אֶרֶץ, מְדִינָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. most frequently in cl., a space, place. ; 2. land, i.e. ; (a) a land, country, region: Mat.12:2, Mrk.5:10 6:55, Luk.2:8 15:13-15 19:12, Jhn.11:54, Act.13:49…
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Used 28 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 8:28, Mark 1:5, Mark 5:1, Mark 5:10, Mark 6:55 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5561; TFLSJ G5561; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 15
αὐτῶν.¶autōnof them.
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Matthew 2:12 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | καί G2532 and |
| having been warned | → | χρηματίζω G5537 to announce |
| in | → | κατά G2596 according to |
| a dream | → | ὄναρ G3677 dream |
| not | → | μή G3361 not |
| to return | → | ἀνακάμπτω G0344 to return |
| to | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| Herod | → | Ἡρώδης G2264G Herod |
| they withdrew | → | ἀναχωρέω G0402 to leave |
| to | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| their | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| country | → | χώρα G5561 country |
| by | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| another | → | ἄλλος G0243 another |
| route | → | ὁδός G3598 road |
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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