Luke 2:44 — King James Version← Study notes

“But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.”

Luke 2:44 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 2:4419 words

νομίσαντεςnomisantessuppose, thing, be wont

δὲdeand / but

αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same

εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I

ἐνenabout, after, against

τῇtēthe

συνοδίᾳsynodiacompany

ἦλθονēlthoncome / go

ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day

ὁδὸνhodonjourney, (high-)way

καὶkaiand / also

ἀνεζήτουνanezētounseek

αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same

ἐνenabout, after, against

τοῖςtoisthe

συγγενεῦσινsyngeneusincousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)

καὶkaiand / also

τοῖςtoisthe

γνωστοῖςgnōstoisacquaintance, (which may be) known, notable

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

νομίσαντεςnomisantessuppose, thing, be wont

δὲdeand / but

αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same

εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I

ἐνenabout, after, against

τῇtēthe

συνοδίᾳsynodiacompany

ἦλθονēlthoncome / go

ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day

ὁδὸνhodonjourney, (high-)way

καὶkaiand / also

ἀνεζήτουνanezētounseek

αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same

ἐνenabout, after, against

τοῖςtoisthe

συγγενεῦσινsyngeneusincousin, kin(-sfolk, -sman)

καὶkaiand / also

τοῖςtoisthe

γνωστοῖςgnōstoisacquaintance, (which may be) known, notable

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