the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)δὲ
dé
but, and, etc.Ἰησοῦ
Iēsoûs
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelitesγεννηθέντος
gennáō
to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerateἐν
en
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.Βηθλέεμ
Bēthleém
Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestineτῆς
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)Ἰουδαίας
Ioudaía
the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestineἐν
en
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.ἡμέραις
hēméra
day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)Ἡρῴδου
Hērṓdēs
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kingsτοῦ
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)βασιλέως,
basileús
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)ἰδοὺ
idoú
used as imperative lo!;μάγοι
mágos
a Magian, i.e. Oriental scientist; by implication, a magicianἀπὸ
apó
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)ἀνατολῶν
anatolḗ
a rising of light, i.e. dawn (figuratively); by implication, the east (also in plural)παρεγένοντο
paragínomai
to become near, i.e. approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publiclyεἰς
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrasesἹεροσόλυμα
Hierosólyma
Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
Matthew 2:1 · Greek NT (SBLGNT)
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Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king (Herod the Great), magi (wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem, asking,”
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