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
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.
- ΤότεTote“Then”Adverb · from τότε · “then” · Strong's G5119
- ἩρῴδηςHērōdēs“Herod”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264G
- ἰδὼνidōn“having seen”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthē“he had been outwitted”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐμπαίζω · “to mock” · Strong's G1702
- ὑπὸhupo“by”Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μάγωνmagōn“Magi”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from μάγος · “sage” · Strong's G3097
- ἐθυμώθηethumōthē“was enraged”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from θυμόω · “to anger” · Strong's G2373
- λίαν,lian“intensely,”Adverb · from λίαν · “greatly” · Strong's G3029
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀποστείλαςaposteilas“having sent forth”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
- ἀνεῖλενaneilen“he executed”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀναιρέω · “to do away with” · Strong's G0337
- πάνταςpantas“all”Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παῖδαςpaidas“boys”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from παῖς · “child” · Strong's G3816
- τοὺςtous“that [were]”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ΒηθλέεμBēthleem“Bethlehem”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Βηθλεέμ · “Bethlehem” · Strong's G0965
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- πᾶσινpasin“all”Adjective, dative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὁρίοιςhoriois“vicinity”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ὅριον · “region” · Strong's G3725
- αὐτῆςautēs“of it”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἀπὸapo“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- διετοῦςdietous“two years old”Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from διετής · “two years old” · Strong's G1332
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- κατωτέρωkatōterō“under”Adverb · “lower” · Strong's G6053
- κατὰkata“according to”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χρόνονchronon“time”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from χρόνος · “time” · Strong's G5550
- ὃνhon“which”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἠκρίβωσενēkribōsen“he had ascertained”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀκριβόω · “be exactly” · Strong's G0198
- παρὰpara“from”Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- μάγων.magōn“Magi.”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from μάγος · “sage” · Strong's G3097
Places named in this verse
- Bethlehemsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Bethlehem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Bethlehem on OpenBible.info