Matthew 2:4

And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
Matthew 2:4
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ᾽ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. συναγαγὼνsunagagōn“having gathered together”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from συνάγω · “to assemble” · Strong's G4863
  3. πάνταςpantas“all”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  4. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis“chief priests”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. γραμματεῖςgrammateis“scribes”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from γραμματεύς · “scribe” · Strong's G1122
  8. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. λαοῦlaou“people”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  10. ἐπυνθάνετοepunthaneto“he was inquiring”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from πυνθάνομαι · “to inquire” · Strong's G4441
  11. παρ᾽par᾽“of”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  12. αὐτῶνautōn“them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. ποῦpou“where”
    Adverb · “where?” · Strong's G4226
  14. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. χριστὸςchristos“Christ”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  16. γεννᾶται.gennatai“is born.”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)