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When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. (KJV)
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ΟἱHoi<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
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 2:9 word 1
δὲdeAnd
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.,…
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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 2:9 word 2
ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshaving heard
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-AAP-NPM)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
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Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 3
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 2:9 word 4
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…
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Used 115 times. Also: Matthew 1:6, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 10:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0935; TFLSJ G0935; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 5
ἐπορεύθησαν.eporeuthēsanthey went away.
Lemma: πορεύω (poreuō) · Strong's: G4198
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AOI-3P)
Meaning: to travel — πορεύω, ; (πόρος, a ford, a passage), [in LXX chiefly for הלךְ ; ] ; in cl. (the act. becomes obsolete in late Gk.; see M, Pr., 162), to cause to go over, carry, convey. Mid. (always in LXX and NT), ־ομαι, to go,…
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Used 153 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 10:6, Matthew 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4198; TFLSJ G4198; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 6
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 2:9 word 7
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…
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Used 208 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2400; TFLSJ G2400; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 8
ὁhothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
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 2:9 word 9
ἀστὴρastērstar
Lemma: ἀστήρ (astēr) · Strong's: G0792
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: star — ἀστήρ, -έρος, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for כּוֹכָב ; ] ; a star: Mat.2:2, 7-10 :, Mrk.13:25, 1Co.15:41, Rev.6:13 8:10-12 9:1 12:1, 4; metaphorically, ὁ ἀ. ὁ πρωϊνός Rev.2:28 22:16; ἀ. πλαῆται, Ju 13; ἀ. ἑπτά, symbolizing the…
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Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 24:29, Mark 13:25, 1 Corinthians 15:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0792; TFLSJ G0792; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 10
ὃνhonwhich
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (R-ASM)
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…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 11
εἶδονeidonthey saw
Lemma: εἴδω (eidō) · Strong's: G1492H
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)
Meaning: to perceive: see — οἶδα, (from same root as εἶδον, which see), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] pf. with present meaning (plpf. as impf.; on irregular tense-forms, see App.), ; to have seen or perceived, hence, to know, have knowledge of:…
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Used 346 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:10, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1492H; TFLSJ G1492H; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 12
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,…
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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 Matthew 2:9 word 13
τῇtēathe
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: 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 2:9 word 14
ἀνατολῇanatolēaeast
Lemma: ἀνατολή (anatolē) · Strong's: G0395
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
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.,…
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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 24:27, Mark 16:8, Luke 1:78 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0395; TFLSJ G0395; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 15
προῆγενproēgenwas going before
Lemma: προάγω (proagō) · Strong's: G4254
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: to go/bring before — προ-άγω ; [in LXX: 1Ki.17:16 (נָגַשׁ), Wis.19:11, al. ; ] ; 1. prop. trans., to lead on, lead forth or forward: with accusative of person(s), Act.16:30 17:5; of bringing forth to trial, Act.12:6 (WH, txt., προσάγ-);…
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Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 14:22, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 21:31, Matthew 26:32, Matthew 28:7, Mark 6:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4254; TFLSJ G4254; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 16
αὐτοὺςautousthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)
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 2:9 word 17
ἕωςhe'ōsuntil
Lemma: ἕως (heōs) · Strong's: G2193
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: until — ἕως, ; relative particle (Lat. donee, usque), ; expressing the terminus ad quem (cf. Burton, §321ff.). ; I. As conjunction; 1. till, until; (a) of a fact in past time, with indic.: Mat.2:9, al. (Wis.10:14, al.); (b) ἕως…
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Used 147 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2193; TFLSJ G2193; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 18
ἐλθὼνelthōnhaving arrived
Lemma: ἔρχομαι (erchomai) · Strong's: G2064
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to come/go — ἔρχομαι, ; [in LXX very frequently for בּוֹא, also for הלךְ ni., אתה, etc., 34 words in all ; ] ; 1. to come; (a) of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mat.8:9, Mrk.6:31, Luk.7:8, Jhn.4:27,…
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Used 639 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2064; TFLSJ G2064; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 19
ἐστάθηestathēit was stood
Lemma: ἵστημι (histēmi) · Strong's: G2476
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-API-3S)
Meaning: to stand — ἵστημι, and in late writers, also ἱστάνω (Veitch, see word; Bl., §23, 2; M, Pr., 55), [in LXX chiefly for עמד, קוּם, also for נצב ni., hi., יצב hith., etc.]. ; I. Trans, in pres., impf., fut. and 1 aor. act. and in the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 154 times. Also: Matthew 4:5, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 12:25, Matthew 12:26, Matthew 12:46, Matthew 12:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2476; TFLSJ G2476; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 20
ἐπάνωepanōover
Lemma: ἐπάνω (epanō) · Strong's: G1883
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: above — ἐπ-άνω ; adv., [in LXX for מַעֲלָה, עַל, מֵעָל, etc. ; ] ; above; 1. adverbially; (a) of place: Luk.11:44; (b) of number, more than: Mrk.14:5, 1Co.15:6. ; 2. As prep. C. genitive; (a) of place: Mat.2:9 5:14 21:7…
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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 5:14, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 23:18, Matthew 23:20, Matthew 23:22, Matthew 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1883; TFLSJ G1883; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 21
οὗhouwhere
Lemma: οὗ (ohu) · Strong's: G3757
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: whither — oὗ; (prop. genitive of ὅς), ; adv. of place, where, whither; (a) in answer to the question "where?" (= ubi): Mat.2:9 18:20, Luk.4:16-17 23:53, Act.1:13 2:2 7:29 12:12 16:13 20:6, 8 25:10 28:14, Rom.9:26" (LXX), Col.3:1,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 18:20, Matthew 28:16, Luke 4:16, Luke 4:17, Luke 10:1, Luke 23:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3757; TFLSJ G3757; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 22
ἦνēnwas
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-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 Matthew 2:9 word 23
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 Matthew 2:9 word 24
παιδίον.paidionChild.
Lemma: παιδίον (paidion) · Strong's: G3813
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: child — παιδίον, -ου, τό dimin, of παῖς, ; [in LXX chiefly for יֶלֶד, also for נַעַר, בֵּן, etc., frequently in To in ref. to full-grown youth ; ] ; a young child, a little one: Mat.2:8-9, 11, ff., Luk.1:59, 66 1:76, 80 2:17,…
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Used 52 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3813; TFLSJ G3813; TAGNT Matthew 2:9 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| After | → | δέ G1161 then |
| they had heard | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| king | → | βασιλεύς G0935 king |
| they went on their way | → | πορεύω G4198 to travel |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| star | → | ἀστήρ G0792 star |
| they had seen | → | ὁράω G3708 to see: see |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| east | → | ἀνατολή G0395 east |
| went ahead of | → | προάγω G4254 to go/bring before |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| until | → | ἕως G2193 until |
| it stood | → | ἵστημι G2476 to stand |
| over | → | ἐπάνω G1883 above |
| the place where | → | οὗ G3757 whither |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Child | → | παιδίον G3813 child |
| was | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
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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