Matt 2:3-9 : 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"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.10",
"source": "Ἰδόντες δὲ τὸν ἀστέρα, ἐχάρησαν χαρὰν μεγάλην σφόδρα.",
"text": "*Idontes de* the *astera*, *echarēsan charan megalēn sphodra*.",
"grammar": {
"*Idontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having seen",
"*de*": "post-positive conjunction - and/but",
"*astera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - star",
"*echarēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - they rejoiced",
"*charan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - joy",
"*megalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - great",
"*sphodra*": "adverb - exceedingly/greatly"
},
"variants": {
"*echarēsan charan megalēn*": "rejoiced with exceeding great joy (cognate accusative construction)",
"*sphodra*": "exceedingly/greatly/very much"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.11",
"source": "¶Καὶ ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, εἶδον τὸ παιδίον μετὰ Μαρίας τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ πεσόντες, προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ: καὶ ἀνοίξαντες τοὺς θησαυροὺς αὐτῶν, προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δῶρα· χρυσὸν, καὶ λίβανον, καὶ σμύρναν.",
"text": "And *elthontes* into the *oikian*, *eidon* the *paidion* with *Marias* the *mētros autou*, and *pesontes*, *prosekynēsan autō*: and *anoixantes* the *thēsaurous autōn*, *prosēnenkan autō dōra*; *chryson*, and *libanon*, and *smyrnan*.",
"grammar": {
"*elthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come",
"*oikian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - house",
"*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they saw",
"*paidion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - child",
"*Marias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Mary",
"*mētros*": "genitive, feminine, singular - mother",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him",
"*pesontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having fallen down",
"*prosekynēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they worshiped",
"*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to him",
"*anoixantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having opened",
"*thēsaurous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - treasures",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them",
"*prosēnenkan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they offered",
"*dōra*": "accusative, neuter, plural - gifts",
"*chryson*": "accusative, masculine, singular - gold",
"*libanon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - frankincense",
"*smyrnan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - myrrh"
},
"variants": {
"*prosekynēsan*": "worshiped/paid homage/prostrated before",
"*thēsaurous*": "treasures/treasure boxes/treasure chests",
"*dōra*": "gifts/presents/offerings"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.12",
"source": "Καὶ χρηματισθέντες κατʼ ὄναρ μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρώδην, διʼ ἄλλης ὁδοῦ ἀνεχώρησαν εἰς τὴν χώραν αὐτῶν.",
"text": "And *chrēmatisthentes kat' onar mē anakampsai pros Hērōdēn*, through *allēs hodou anechōrēsan* into the *chōran autōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*chrēmatisthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been divinely warned",
"*kat'*": "preposition + accusative - according to/in",
"*onar*": "accusative, neuter, singular - dream",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*anakampsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to return",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to",
"*Hērōdēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Herod",
"*di'*": "preposition + genitive - through/by",
"*allēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - another",
"*hodou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - way/road",
"*anechōrēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they departed/withdrew",
"*chōran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - country/region",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them"
},
"variants": {
"*chrēmatisthentes*": "divinely warned/instructed by oracle/directed by God",
"*anakampsai*": "to return/to go back",
"*anechōrēsan*": "departed/withdrew/returned"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Matthew.2.13",
"source": "Ἀναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἰδοὺ, ἄγγελος Κυρίου φαίνεται κατʼ ὄναρ τῷ Ἰωσήφ, λέγων, Ἐγερθεὶς, παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἴσθι ἐκεῖ ἕως ἂν εἴπω σοι: μέλλει γὰρ Ἡρώδης ζητεῖν τὸ παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό.",
"text": "*Anachōrēsantōn de autōn*, *idou*, *angelos Kyriou phainetai kat' onar tō Iōsēph*, *legōn*, *Egertheis*, *paralabe* the *paidion* and the *mētera autou*, and *pheuge* into *Aigypton*, and *isthi ekei heōs an eipō soi*: *mellei gar Hērōdēs zētein* the *paidion tou apolesai auto*.",
"grammar": {
"*Anachōrēsantōn*": "aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - having departed",
"*de*": "post-positive conjunction - and/but",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of them",
"*idou*": "interjection - behold/look",
"*angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - angel/messenger",
"*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord",
"*phainetai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - appears",
"*kat'*": "preposition + accusative - in/during",
"*onar*": "accusative, neuter, singular - dream",
"*tō Iōsēph*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Joseph",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Egertheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having arisen",
"*paralabe*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - take",
"*paidion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - child",
"*mētera*": "accusative, feminine, singular - mother",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him",
"*pheuge*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - flee",
"*Aigypton*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Egypt",
"*isthi*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - be",
"*ekei*": "adverb - there",
"*heōs*": "conjunction - until",
"*an*": "particle - used with subjunctive",
"*eipō*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might tell",
"*soi*": "dative, 2nd person singular - to you",
"*mellei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is about to",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*Hērōdēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Herod",
"*zētein*": "present active infinitive - to seek",
"*paidion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - child",
"*tou apolesai*": "genitive articular infinitive - to destroy",
"*auto*": "accusative, neuter, singular - it"
},
"variants": {
"*angelos*": "angel/messenger",
"*Egertheis*": "arise/get up/rouse yourself",
"*paralabe*": "take along/take with you",
"*pheuge*": "flee/escape/run away",
"*tou apolesai*": "to destroy/kill/put to death (purpose infinitive)"
}
}