Matthew 2
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Matthew 2:2-12

2ὁhoG3588Sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004,WhereποῦpouG4226isἐστινestinG1510heτῶνtōnG3588that is bornτεχθεὶςtechtheisG5088KingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935of the JewsἸουδαίων;IoudaiōnG2453?forγὰρgarG1063we have seenG3708hisαὐτοῦautouG846starτὸν ἀστέραton asteraG3588G792inἐνenG1722the eastτῇ ἀνατολῇtēa anatolēaG3588G395,andκαὶkaiG2532are comeἤλθομενēlthomenG2064to worshipπροσκυνῆσαιproskunēsaiG4352himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846.
3WhenδὲdeG1161HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264the kingὁ βασιλεὺςho basileusG3588G935had heardἈκούσαςAkousasG191these things,he was troubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andκαὶkaiG2532allπᾶσαpasaG3956JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ,autouG846.
4And whenκαὶkaiG2532he had gatheredG4863allπάνταςpantasG3956the chief priestsτοὺς ἀρχιερεῖςtous archiereisG3588G749andκαὶkaiG2532scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122of the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588G2992togetherσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnG4863,he demandedἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoG4441ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτῶνautōnG846whereποῦpouG4226Christὁ χριστὸςho christosG3588G5547should be bornγεννᾶται.gennataiG1080.
5οἱhoiG3588AndδὲdeG1161they saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,InἐνenG1722BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965of Judeaτῆς Ἰουδαίας.tēs IoudaiasG3588G2449:forγὰρgarG1063thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125byδιὰdiaG1223the prophetτοῦ προφήτου·tou prophētouG3588G4396,
6τοῖςtoisG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532thouσὺsuG4771BethlehemβηθλέεμbēthleemG965, inthe landγῆgēG1093of JudaἸούδα,IoudaG2448,artεἶeiG1510notοὐδαμῶςoudamōsG3760the leastἐλαχίστηelachistēG1646amongἐνenG1722the princesἡγεμόσιν τὸνhēgemosin tonG3588G2232of JudaἸούδα·IoudaG2448:forγὰρgarG1063out ofἐκekG1537theeσοῦsouG4771shall comeἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831a GovernorἡγούμενοςhēgoumenosG2233,thatὅστιςhostisG3748shall ruleποιμανεῖpoimaneiG4165myG1473peopleλαόν τὸνlaon tonG3588G2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.
7τοὺςtousG3588ThenΤότεToteG5119HerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264,when he hadG2564privilyλάθρᾳlathraG2977calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564the wise menμάγους τὸνmagous tonG3588G3097,enquiredG198ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτῶνautōnG846diligentlyG198what timeχρόνον τοῦchronon touG3588G5550the starἀστέρος,asterosG792appearedφαινομένουphainomenouG5316.
8AndG2532he sentπέμψαςpempsasG3992themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleemG965,and saidG3004,GoπορευθέντεςporeuthentesG4198and searchἐξετάσατεexetasateG1833diligentlyἀκριβῶςakribōsG199forπερὶperiG4012the young childτοῦ παιδίου.tou paidiouG3588G3813;andδὲdeG1161whenἐπὰνepanG1875ye have foundεὕρητε,heurēteG2147him,bringG518meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473word againἀπαγγείλατέapangeilateG518,thatὅπωςhopōsG3704IG2504may comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and worshipπροσκυνήσωproskunēsōG4352himαὐτῷ.¶autōG846alsoG2504.
9ΟἱHoiG3588WhenδὲdeG1161they had heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191the kingτοῦ βασιλέωςtou basileōsG3588G935,they departedἐπορεύθησαν.eporeuthēsanG4198;andκαὶkaiG2532,loG3708,the starὁ ἀστὴρho astērG3588G792,whichὃνhonG3739they sawG3708inἐνenG1722the eastτῇ ἀνατολῇtēa anatolēaG3588G395,went beforeπροῆγενproēgenG4254themαὐτοὺςautousG846,tillἕωςhe'ōsG2193it cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and stoodἐστάθηestathēG2476overἐπάνωepanōG1883whereοὗhouG3757the young childτὸ παιδίον.to paidionG3588G3813wasἦνēnG1510.
10WhenδὲdeG1161they sawG3708the starτὸν ἀστέραton asteraG3588G792,they rejoicedἐχάρησανecharēsanG5463with exceedingσφόδρα,sphodraG4970greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173joyχαρὰνcharanG5479.
11AndκαὶkaiG2532when they were comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the houseτὴν οἰκίανtēn oikianG3588G3614,they sawG2147the young childτὸ παιδίονto paidionG3588G3813withμετὰmetaG3326MaryΜαρίαςMariasG3137hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846motherτῆς μητρὸςtēs mētrosG3588G3384,andκαὶkaiG2532fell downπεσόντεςpesontesG4098,and worshippedπροσεκύνησανprosekunēsanG4352himαὐτῷ,autōG846:and whenκαὶkaiG2532they had openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455theirαὐτῶνautōnG846treasuresτοὺς θησαυροὺςtous thēsaurousG3588G2344,they presentedπροσήνεγκανprosēnegkanG4374unto himαὐτῷautōG846giftsδῶρα,dōraG1435;goldχρυσὸνchrusonG5557,andκαὶkaiG2532frankincenseλίβανονlibanonG3030,andκαὶkaiG2532myrrhσμύρναν.smurnanG4666.
12AndκαὶkaiG2532being warned of GodχρηματισθέντεςchrēmatisthentesG5537inκατ᾽kat᾽G2596a dreamὄναρonarG3677that they shouldG344notμὴmēG3361returnἀνακάμψαιanakampsaiG344toπρὸςprosG4314HerodἩρῴδην,HērōdēnG2264,they departedἀνεχώρησανanechōrēsanG402intoεἰςeisG1519their ownαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846countryτὴν χώρανtēn chōranG3588G5561δι᾽di᾽G1223anotherἄλληςallēsG243wayὁδοῦhodouG3598.
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