1 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.1",
"source": "¶Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γεννηθέντος ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἐν ἡμέραις Ἡρώδου τοῦ βασιλέως, ἰδού, μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα,",
"text": "*de* *Iēsou* *gennēthentos* in *Bēthleem* of *Ioudaias* in *hēmerais Hērōdou* the *basileōs*, *idou*, *magoi* from *anatolōn* *paregenonto* to *Hierosolyma*,",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "post-positive conjunction - but/and/now",
"*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus",
"*gennēthentos*": "aorist passive participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having been born",
"*Bēthleem*": "locative dative - Bethlehem",
"*Ioudaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Judea",
"*hēmerais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in days",
"*Hērōdou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Herod",
"*basileōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of king",
"*idou*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*magoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - magi/wise men",
"*anatolōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - from east/rising [of sun]",
"*paregenonto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - came/arrived",
"*Hierosolyma*": "accusative, neuter, plural - to Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*magoi*": "wise men/astrologers/Persian priests",
"*anatolōn*": "east/rising places/oriental regions",
"*idou*": "behold/look/see",
"*paregenonto*": "arrived/came/appeared"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.2",
"source": "Λέγοντες, Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς Βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.",
"text": "*Legontes*, Where *estin* the *techtheis Basileus* of the *Ioudaiōn*? *eidomen gar autou* the *astera* in the *anatolē*, and *ēlthomen proskynēsai autō*.",
"grammar": {
"*Legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying",
"*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*techtheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been born",
"*Basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king",
"*Ioudaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of Jews",
"*eidomen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we saw",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his",
"*astera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - star",
"*anatolē*": "dative, feminine, singular - in the east/rising",
"*ēlthomen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we came",
"*proskynēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to worship",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him"
},
"variants": {
"*techtheis*": "born/delivered",
"*anatolē*": "east/rising/emergence",
"*proskynēsai*": "worship/prostrate/pay homage"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.3",
"source": "Ἀκούσας δὲ Ἡρώδης, ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐταράχθη, καὶ πᾶσα Ἱεροσόλυμα μετʼ αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "*Akousas de Hērōdēs*, the *basileus etarachthē*, and all *Hierosolyma met'* him.",
"grammar": {
"*Akousas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having heard",
"*de*": "post-positive conjunction - but/and",
"*Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod",
"*basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king",
"*etarachthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was troubled",
"*Hierosolyma*": "nominative, neuter, plural - Jerusalem",
"*met'*": "preposition + genitive - with"
},
"variants": {
"*etarachthē*": "troubled/disturbed/agitated",
"*pasa*": "all/whole/entire"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.4",
"source": "Καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρʼ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.",
"text": "And *synagagōn* all the *archiereis* and *grammateis* of the *laou*, *epynthaneto par'* them where the *Christos gennatai*.",
"grammar": {
"*synagagōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gathered together",
"*archiereis*": "accusative, masculine, plural - chief priests",
"*grammateis*": "accusative, masculine, plural - scribes",
"*laou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of people",
"*epynthaneto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - was inquiring",
"*par'*": "preposition + genitive - from",
"*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah/Anointed One",
"*gennatai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is born"
},
"variants": {
"*archiereis*": "chief priests/high priests",
"*grammateis*": "scribes/writers/experts in law",
"*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One",
"*epynthaneto*": "inquired/asked/learned by inquiry"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.5",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας: οὕτως γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου,",
"text": "They *de eipon autō*, In *Bēthleem* of *Ioudaias*: *houtōs gar gegraptai dia* the *prophētou*,",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "post-positive conjunction - and/but",
"*eipon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they said",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him",
"*Bēthleem*": "dative, feminine, singular - Bethlehem",
"*Ioudaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Judea",
"*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/so/in this manner",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*gegraptai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it has been written",
"*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through",
"*prophētou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of prophet"
},
"variants": {
"*gegraptai*": "has been written/is recorded/stands written"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.6",
"source": "Καὶ σύ Βηθλεὲμ, γῆ Ἰούδα, οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα: ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται Ἡγούμενος, ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ.",
"text": "And you *Bēthleem*, *gē Iouda*, *oudamōs elachistē ei* among the *hēgemosin Iouda*: *ek sou gar exeleusetai Hēgoumenos*, *hostis poimanei* the *laon* of me the *Israēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*Bēthleem*": "vocative, feminine, singular - Bethlehem",
"*gē*": "vocative, feminine, singular - land",
"*Iouda*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Judah",
"*oudamōs*": "adverb - by no means/in no way",
"*elachistē*": "superlative adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - least",
"*ei*": "present indicative, 2nd person singular - you are",
"*hēgemosin*": "dative, masculine, plural - among rulers/governors",
"*ek*": "preposition + genitive - out of/from",
"*sou*": "genitive, singular - of you",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*exeleusetai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will come out",
"*Hēgoumenos*": "present middle participle used as noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Ruler/Leader",
"*hostis*": "relative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who",
"*poimanei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - will shepherd",
"*laon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - people",
"*Israēl*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Israel"
},
"variants": {
"*hēgemosin*": "rulers/governors/leaders/princes",
"*Hēgoumenos*": "ruler/leader/one who leads",
"*poimanei*": "will shepherd/will rule/will feed"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.7",
"source": "Τότε Ἡρώδης, λάθρᾳ καλέσας τοὺς μάγους, ἠκρίβωσεν παρʼ αὐτῶν τὸν χρόνον τοῦ φαινομένου ἀστέρος.",
"text": "Then *Hērōdēs*, *lathra kalesas* the *magous*, *ēkribōsen par'* them the *chronon* of the *phainomenou asteros*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod",
"*lathra*": "adverb - secretly/privately",
"*kalesas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having called",
"*magous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - magi/wise men",
"*ēkribōsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - determined exactly",
"*par'*": "preposition + genitive - from",
"*chronon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - time",
"*phainomenou*": "present middle/passive participle, genitive, masculine, singular - appearing",
"*asteros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of star"
},
"variants": {
"*lathra*": "secretly/privately/covertly",
"*ēkribōsen*": "determined exactly/ascertained precisely/inquired diligently",
"*phainomenou*": "appearing/shining/becoming visible"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.8",
"source": "Καὶ πέμψας αὐτοὺς εἰς Βηθλεὲμ, εἶπεν, Πορευθέντες ἀκριβῶς ἐξετάσατε περὶ τοῦ παιδίου· ἐπὰν δὲ εὕρητε, ἀπαγγείλατέ μοι, ὅπως κἀγὼ ἐλθὼν προσκυνήσω αὐτῷ.",
"text": "And *pempsas* them to *Bēthleem*, *eipen*, *Poreuthentes akribōs exetasate peri* the *paidiou*; *epan de heurēte*, *apangeilate moi*, *hopōs kagō elthōn proskynēsō autō*.",
"grammar": {
"*pempsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent",
"*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said",
"*Poreuthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having gone",
"*akribōs*": "adverb - carefully/exactly/diligently",
"*exetasate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - search/inquire",
"*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning",
"*paidiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of child",
"*epan*": "conjunction - when/as soon as",
"*de*": "conjunction - and/but",
"*heurēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might find",
"*apangeilate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - report",
"*moi*": "dative, 1st person singular - to me",
"*hopōs*": "conjunction - so that/in order that",
"*kagō*": "conjunction + pronoun - I also",
"*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come",
"*proskynēsō*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might worship",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him"
},
"variants": {
"*akribōs*": "carefully/exactly/diligently/precisely",
"*exetasate*": "search out/inquire/investigate",
"*paidiou*": "child/young child/infant",
"*proskynēsō*": "worship/pay homage/bow down to"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.9",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες τοῦ βασιλέως, ἐπορεύθησαν· καὶ, ἰδού, ὁ ἀστὴρ, ὃν εἶδον ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, προῆγεν αὐτούς, ἕως ἐλθὼν ἔστη ἐπάνω οὗ ἦν τὸ παιδίον.",
"text": "They *de akousantes* the *basileōs*, *eporeuthēsan*; and, *idou*, the *astēr*, which *eidon* in the *anatolē*, *proēgen* them, until *elthōn estē epanō* where *ēn* the *paidion*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "post-positive conjunction - and/but",
"*akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard",
"*basileōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of king",
"*eporeuthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they went/departed",
"*idou*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*astēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - star",
"*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they saw",
"*anatolē*": "dative, feminine, singular - in the east/rising",
"*proēgen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was going before",
"*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come",
"*estē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - it stood",
"*epanō*": "adverb - above/over",
"*hou*": "relative adverb - where",
"*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was",
"*paidion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - child"
},
"variants": {
"*proēgen*": "was going before/was leading/was preceding",
"*epanō*": "above/over/upon",
"*paidion*": "child/young child/infant"
}
}