Matthew 2:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,”
Matthew 2:1 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 2:120 words
ΤοῦTouthe
δὲdeand / but
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
γεννηθέντοςgennēthentosbear, beget, be born
ἐνenabout, after, against
ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem
τῆςtēsthe
ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasJudæa
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἩρῴδουHērōdouHerod
τοῦtouthe
βασιλέωςbasileōsking
ἰδοὺidoubehold
μάγοιmagoisorcerer, wise man
ἀπὸapofrom
ἀνατολῶνanatolōndayspring, east, rising
παρεγένοντοparegenontocome, go, be present
εἰςeisinto / to
ἹεροσόλυμαHierosolymaJerusalem
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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