Matthew 2:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.”
Matthew 2:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 2:624 words
ΚαὶKaiand / also
σύsyyou
ΒηθλέεμBēthleemBethlehem
γῆgēcountry, earth(-ly), ground
ἸούδαIoudaJuda(-h, -s)
οὐδαμῶςoudamōsnot
ἐλαχίστηelachistēleast, very little (small), smallest
εἶeiam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
ἡγεμόσινhēgemosingovernor, prince, ruler
ἸούδαIoudaJuda(-h, -s)
ἐκekfrom / out of
σοῦsouyou
γὰρgarfor
ἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaicome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
ἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosaccount, (be) chief, count
ὅστιςhostis(they), (such) as, (they) that
ποιμανεῖpoimaneifeed
(cattle), rule
τὸνtonthe
λαόνlaonpeople
μουmouI
τὸνtonthe
ἸσραήλIsraēlIsrael
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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