- *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