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Luke 3:1

Ἐν
en
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
ἔτει
étos
a year
δὲ
but, and, etc.
πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ
pentekaidékatos
five and tenth
τῆς
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
ἡγεμονίας
hēgemonía
government, i.e. (in time) official term
Τιβερίου
Tibérios
probably pertaining to the river Tiberis or Tiber; Tiberius, a Roman emperor
Καίσαρος,
Kaîsar
Cæsar, a title of the Roman emperor
ἡγεμονεύοντος
hēgemoneúō
to act as ruler
Ποντίου
Póntios
apparently bridged; Pontius, a Roman
Πιλάτου
Pilâtos
close-pressed, i.e. firm; Pilatus, a Roman
τῆς
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Ἰουδαίας,
Ioudaía
the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine
καὶ
kaí
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
τετρααρχοῦντος
tetrarchéō
to be a tetrarch
τῆς
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Γαλιλαίας
Galilaía
Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine
Ἡρῴδου,
Hērṓdēs
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
Φιλίππου
Phílippos
fond of horses; Philippus, the name of four Israelites
δὲ
but, and, etc.
τοῦ
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
ἀδελφοῦ
adelphós
a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like )
αὐτοῦ
autós
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
τετρααρχοῦντος
tetrarchéō
to be a tetrarch
τῆς
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Ἰτουραίας
Itouraḯa
Ituræa (i.e. Jetur), a region of Palestine
καὶ
kaí
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
Τραχωνίτιδος
Trachōnîtis
rough district; Trachonitis, a region of Syria
χώρας,
chṓra
room, i.e. a space of territory (more or less extensive; often including its inhabitants)
καὶ
kaí
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
Λυσανίου
Lysanías
grief-dispelling; Lysanias, a governor of Abilene
τῆς
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Ἀβιληνῆς
Abilēnḗ
Abilene, a region of Syria
τετρααρχοῦντος,
tetrarchéō
to be a tetrarch
Luke 3:1 · Greek NT (SBLGNT)
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Now in the fifteenth year of [Emperor] Tiberius Caesar’s reign—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod [Antipas] was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene—
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Now in the fifteenth year of [Emperor] Tiberius Caesar’s reign—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod [Antipas] was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene—
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