Matthew
Matthew 2:8
8And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| sending | πέμψας | pempsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3992 I send |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Bethlehem | Βηθλέεμ | Bēthleem | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G965 Bethlehem |
| he said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Go | Πορευθέντες | Poreuthentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| search | ἐξετάσατε | exetasate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1833 I examine, question, search out |
| carefully | ἀκριβῶς | akribōs | Adverb | G199 carefully, exactly, strictly |
| for | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Child | παιδίου | paidiou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3813 a little child, an infant |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| when | ἐπὰν | epan | Conjunction | G1875 after, when |
| you find | εὕρητε | heurēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2147 I find |
| report | ἀπαγγείλατέ | apangeilate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G518 I report, bring a report, announce |
| to me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| so that | ὅπως | hopōs | Conjunction | G3704 how, in order that, so that |
| I too | κἀγὼ | kagō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G2504 I also, I too |
| may go | ἐλθὼν | elthōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| worship | προσκυνήσω | proskynēsō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G4352 I worship |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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1 Corinthians 3:19–20 · Jeremiah 41:5–7 · Luke 20:20–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.