Luke

Luke 2:2–3

²This was the first census to take place while^b Quirinius was governor of Syria. ³And everyone went to his own town to register.

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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

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.