Matthew 2:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.”

Matthew 2:9 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Matthew 2:925 words

οἱhoithe

δὲdeand / but

ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshear

τοῦtouthe

βασιλέωςbasileōsking

ἐπορεύθησανeporeuthēsandepart, go (away, forth

καὶkaiand / also

ἰδοὺidoubehold

ὁhothe

ἀστὴρastērstar

ὃνhonwho / which

εἶδονeidonbehold, perceive, see

ἐνenabout, after, against

τῇtēthe

ἀνατολῇanatolēdayspring, east, rising

προῆγενproēgenbring (forth, out), go before

αὐτούςautoushe / she / it / same

ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far (as)

ἐλθὼνelthōncome / go

ἐστάθηestathēabide, appoint, bring

ἐπάνωepanōabove, more than, (up-)on

οὗhounot

ἦνēnam, have been, is I

τὸtothe

παιδίονpaidion(little, young) child, damsel

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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