Luke 2
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Luke 2:1-4

1NowδὲdeG1161in thoseἐκείναιςekeinaisG1565daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250a decreeδόγμαdogmaG1378wentἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831out fromCaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541AugustusΑὐγούστουAugoustouG828,that a censusG583be takenG583ofallπᾶσανpasanG3956the inhabitedG3625earthG3625.
2ThisαὕτηhautēG3778was the firstπρώτηprōtēG4413censusἀπογραφὴapographēG582takenἐγένετοegenetoG1096whileQuiriniusΚυρηνίου.KurēniouG2958was governorἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosG2230ofSyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947.
3And everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956was on his wayἐπορεύοντοeporeuontoG4198to registerG583for the censusG583,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538to his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438cityπόλιν.polinG4172.
4JosephἸωσὴφIōsēphG2501alsoG2532wentἀνέβηanebēG305up from GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056,from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172of NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazarethG3478,to JudeaG2453,to the cityπόλινpolinG4172of DavidG1160whichἥτιςhētisG3748is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564BethlehemΒηθλέεμ,BēthleemG965,becauseδιὰdiaG1223he was of the houseοἴκουoikouG3624and familyπατριᾶςpatriasG3965of DavidG1160,
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