Matthew 2:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,”
Matthew 2:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 2:514 words
οἱhoithe
δὲdeand / but
εἶπανeipansay
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ἘνEnabout, after, against
ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem
τῆςtēsthe
ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasJudæa
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
γὰρgarfor
γέγραπταιgegraptaidescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
διὰdiathrough / because of
τοῦtouthe
προφήτουprophētouprophet
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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