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Luke 3:1

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Luke 3:1
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Original language and places

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Original language (Greek)

Ἐν ἔτει δὲ πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος, ἡγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ τετρααρχοῦντος τῆς Γαλιλαίας Ἡρῴδου, Φιλίππου δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ τετρααρχοῦντος τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας καὶ Λυσανίου τῆς Ἀβιληνῆς τετρααρχοῦντος

  1. ἘνEn“In”
    Preposition · from ἐν · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  2. ἔτειetei“year”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ἔτος · “year” · Strong's G2094
  3. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  4. πεντεκαιδεκάτῳpentekaidekatō“fifteenth”
    Adjective, dative, singular, neuter · from πεντεκαιδέκατος · “fifteenth” · Strong's G4003
  5. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἡγεμονίαςhēgemonias“reign”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἡγεμονία · “reign” · Strong's G2231
  7. ΤιβερίουTiberiou“of Tiberius”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Τιβέριος · “Tiberius” · Strong's G5086
  8. Καίσαρος,Kaisaros“Caesar,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Καῖσαρ · “Caesar” · Strong's G2541G
  9. ἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontos“when is being governor”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἡγεμονεύω · “to govern” · Strong's G2230
  10. ΠοντίουPontiou“Pontius”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Πόντιος · “Pontius” · Strong's G4194
  11. ΠιλάτουPilatou“Pilate”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Πιλᾶτος · “Pilate” · Strong's G4091
  12. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἸουδαίαςIoudaias“of Judea”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἰουδαία · “Judea” · Strong's G2449
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. τετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountos“when is being tetrarch”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from τετραρχέω · “be a tetrarch” · Strong's G5075
  16. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. ΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias“of Galilee”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Γαλιλαία · “Galilee” · Strong's G1056G
  18. Ἡρῴδου,Hērōdou“Herod,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264H
  19. ΦιλίππουPhilippou“Philip”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Φίλιππος · “Philip” · Strong's G5376I
  20. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  21. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. ἀδελφοῦadelphou“brother”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀδελφός · “brother” · Strong's G0080
  23. αὐτοῦautou“when he”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  24. τετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountos“is being tetrarch”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from τετραρχέω · “be a tetrarch” · Strong's G5075
  25. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. ἸτουραίαςItouraias“of Ituraea”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἰτουραΐα · “Iturea” · Strong's G2484
  27. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  28. ΤραχωνίτιδοςTrachōnitidos“of Trachonitis”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Τραχωνῖτις · “Traconitis” · Strong's G5139
  29. χώραςchōras“[the] region”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from χώρα · “country” · Strong's G5561
  30. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  31. ΛυσανίουLusaniou“Lysanias”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Λυσανίας · “Lysanias” · Strong's G3078
  32. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  33. ἈβιληνῆςAbilēnēs“of Abilene”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἀβιληνή · “Abilene” · Strong's G0009
  34. τετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountos“being tetrarch”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from τετραρχέω · “be a tetrarch” · Strong's G5075
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)