Matthew 2:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.”
Matthew 2:23 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 2:2317 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἐλθὼνelthōncome / go
κατῴκησενkatōkēsendwell(-er), inhabitant(-ter)
εἰςeisinto / to
πόλινpolincity
λεγομένηνlegomenēnsay
ΝαζαρέτNazaret
ὅπωςhopōsbecause, how, (so) that
πληρωθῇplērōthēaccomplish, (be) complete, end
τὸtothe
ῥηθὲνrhēthensay
διὰdiathrough / because of
τῶνtōnthe
προφητῶνprophētōnprophet
ὅτιhotithat / because
ΝαζωραῖοςNazōraiosNazarene, of Nazareth
κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaibid, call (forth), (whose
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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