Matthew 2:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.”
Matthew 2:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 2:1637 words
ΤότεTotethat time, then
ἩρῴδηςHērōdēsHerod
ἰδὼνidōnbehold, perceive, see
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēmock
ὑπὸhypounder / by
τῶνtōnthe
μάγωνmagōnsorcerer, wise man
ἐθυμώθηethymōthē
λίανlianexceeding, great(-ly), sore
καὶkaiand / also
ἀποστείλαςaposteilassend away
ἀνεῖλενaneilenput to
death, kill, slay
πάνταςpantasall / every
τοὺςtousthe
παῖδαςpaidaschild, maid(-en), (man) servant
τοὺςtousthe
ἐνenabout, after, against
ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
πᾶσιpasiall / every
τοῖςtoisthe
ὁρίοιςhorioisborder, coast
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same
ἀπὸapofrom
διετοῦςdietoustwo years old
καὶkaiand / also
κατωτέρωkatōterō
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
τὸνtonthe
χρόνονchronon+ years old, season, space
ὃνhonwho / which
ἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenenquire
diligently
παρὰparaabove, against, among
τῶνtōnthe
μάγωνmagōnsorcerer, wise man
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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