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Luke 2:1 — King James Version← Study notes

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.


Luke 2:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 2:115 words
ἘγένετοEgenetoarise, be assembled, be(-come
δὲdeand / but
ἐνenabout, after, against
ταῖςtaisthe
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἐκείναιςekeinaisthat one
ἐξῆλθενexēlthencome (forth, out), depart (out of)
δόγμαdogmadecree, ordinance
παρὰparaabove, against, among
ΚαίσαροςKaisarosCæsar
ΑὐγούστουAugoustouAugustus
ἀπογράφεσθαιapographesthaitax, write
πᾶσανpasanall / every
τὴνtēnthe
οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnearth, world
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἘγένετοEgenetoarise, be assembled, be(-come
δὲdeand / but
ἐνenabout, after, against
ταῖςtaisthe
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἐκείναιςekeinaisthat one
ἐξῆλθενexēlthencome (forth, out), depart (out of)
δόγμαdogmadecree, ordinance
παρὰparaabove, against, among
ΚαίσαροςKaisarosCæsar
ΑὐγούστουAugoustouAugustus
ἀπογράφεσθαιapographesthaitax, write
πᾶσανpasanall / every
τὴνtēnthe
οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnearth, world

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