Matthew
Matthew 2:16
16When 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.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Τότε | Tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| Herod | Ἡρῴδης | Hērōdēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2264 Herod |
| saw | ἰδὼν | idōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| he had been outwitted | ἐνεπαίχθη | enepaichthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1702 I mock |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Magi | μάγων | magōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3097 a sorcerer, magician, wizard |
| he was filled with rage | ἐθυμώθη | ethymōthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2373 I provoke to anger, am full of angry passion |
| Sending orders | ἀποστείλας | aposteilas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| he put to death | ἀνεῖλεν | aneilen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G337 I take up, abolish, murder |
| all | πάντας | pantas | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| boys | παῖδας | paidas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3816 a boy or girl child |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Bethlehem | Βηθλέεμ | Bēthleem | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G965 Bethlehem |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| its | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| vicinity | ὁρίοις | horiois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3725 districts, territory |
| two years old | διετοῦς | dietous | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1332 two years old |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| under | κατωτέρω | katōterō | Adverb | G2736 down, below, lower, under, less |
| according to | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| time | χρόνον | chronon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5550 time, a particular time, season |
| he had learned | ἠκρίβωσεν | ēkribōsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G198 I examine carefully, inquire strictly |
| from | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Magi | μάγων | magōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3097 a sorcerer, magician, wizard |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.