Luke

Luke 2:1–3

¹Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire.^a ²This was the first census to take place while^b Quirinius was governor of Syria. ³And everyone went to his own town to register.

Footnotes

a 2:1 Or of the whole land or of the whole world
b 2:2 Or This was the census before

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Luke 2:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
those	ἐκείναις	ekeinais	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
days	ἡμέραις	hēmerais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
a decree	δόγμα	dogma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1378 a decree, edict, ordinance
went out	ἐξῆλθεν	exēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
from	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
Caesar	Καίσαρος	Kaisaros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2541 Caesar
Augustus	Αὐγούστου	Augoustou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G828 Augustus
that a census should be taken	ἀπογράφεσθαι	apographesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G583 I enroll, inscribe in a register
of the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
whole	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
empire	οἰκουμένην	oikoumenēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3625 the inhabited (Roman) world

Luke 2:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	αὕτη	hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
first	πρώτη	prōtē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4413 first, before
census	ἀπογραφὴ	apographē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G582 an enrollment, census-taking, record
to take place	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
Quirinius	Κυρηνίου	Kyrēniou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2958 Quirinius
was governor	ἡγεμονεύοντος	hēgemoneuontos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2230 I govern
of	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Syria	Συρίας	Syrias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4947 Syria

Luke 2:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
everyone	πάντες	pantes	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
went	ἐπορεύοντο	eporeuonto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G4198 I travel, journey, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
his own	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
town	πόλιν	polin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4172 a city
to register	ἀπογράφεσθαι	apographesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G583 I enroll, inscribe in a register

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.