Matthew 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.”
Matthew 2:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 2:1216 words
καὶkaiand / also
χρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesbe called, be admonished (warned) of God…
κατ’kat’about, according as (to), after
ὄναρonardream
μὴmēnot
ἀνακάμψαιanakampsai(re-)turn
πρὸςprosto / toward
ἩρῴδηνHērōdēnHerod
δι’di’through / because of
ἄλληςallēsother
ὁδοῦhodoujourney, (high-)way
ἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsandepart, give place, go (turn) aside
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
χώρανchōrancoast, county, fields
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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