Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
Matthew 2:16
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Τότε Ἡρῴδης ἰδὼν ὅτι ἐνεπαίχθη ὑπὸ τῶν μάγων ἐθυμώθη λίαν, καὶ ἀποστείλας ἀνεῖλεν πάντας τοὺς παῖδας τοὺς ἐν Βηθλέεμ καὶ ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ὁρίοις αὐτῆς ἀπὸ διετοῦς καὶ κατωτέρω κατὰ τὸν χρόνον ὃν ἠκρίβωσεν παρὰ τῶν μάγων.

  1. ΤότεTote“Then”
    Adverb · from τότε · “then” · Strong's G5119
  2. ἩρῴδηςHērōdēs“Herod”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264G
  3. ἰδὼνidōn“having seen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  4. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  5. ἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthē“he had been outwitted”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐμπαίζω · “to mock” · Strong's G1702
  6. ὑπὸhupo“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  7. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. μάγωνmagōn“Magi”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from μάγος · “sage” · Strong's G3097
  9. ἐθυμώθηethumōthē“was enraged”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from θυμόω · “to anger” · Strong's G2373
  10. λίαν,lian“intensely,”
    Adverb · from λίαν · “greatly” · Strong's G3029
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἀποστείλαςaposteilas“having sent forth”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  13. ἀνεῖλενaneilen“he executed”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀναιρέω · “to do away with” · Strong's G0337
  14. πάνταςpantas“all”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  15. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. παῖδαςpaidas“boys”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from παῖς · “child” · Strong's G3816
  17. τοὺςtous“that [were]”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. ΒηθλέεμBēthleem“Bethlehem”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Βηθλεέμ · “Bethlehem” · Strong's G0965
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  22. πᾶσινpasin“all”
    Adjective, dative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  23. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. ὁρίοιςhoriois“vicinity”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ὅριον · “region” · Strong's G3725
  25. αὐτῆςautēs“of it”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  26. ἀπὸapo“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  27. διετοῦςdietous“two years old”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from διετής · “two years old” · Strong's G1332
  28. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  29. κατωτέρωkatōterō“under”
    Adverb · “lower” · Strong's G6053
  30. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  31. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  32. χρόνονchronon“time”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from χρόνος · “time” · Strong's G5550
  33. ὃνhon“which”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  34. ἠκρίβωσενēkribōsen“he had ascertained”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀκριβόω · “be exactly” · Strong's G0198
  35. παρὰpara“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  36. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  37. μάγων.magōn“Magi.”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from μάγος · “sage” · Strong's G3097
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)