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Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Οἱ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/oi_3588.htm" title="hoi: the.">hoi</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Plural">Art-NMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.">1161</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1161">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">δὲ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/de_1161.htm" title="de: Moreover.">de</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3004: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">3004</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3004">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">εἶπαν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/eipan_3004.htm" title="eipan: said.">eipan</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they said</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural">V-AIA-3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτῷ·<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/auto__846.htm" title="autō: to him.">autō</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to him,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-DM3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; "in, " at, on, by, etc.">1722</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1722">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Ἐν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/en_1722.htm" title="En: in.">En</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">In</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/965.htm" title="Strong's Greek 965: Bethlehem, a town of Judea. Of Hebrew origin; Bethleem, a place in Palestine.">965</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_965.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 965">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Βηθλέεμ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/be_thleem_965.htm" title="Bēthleem: Bethlehem.">Bēthleem</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Bethlehem</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τῆς<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/te_s_3588.htm" title="tēs: the.">tēs</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Feminine Singular">Art-GFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2449.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2449: Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem. Feminine of Ioudaios; the Judaean land, a region of Palestine.">2449</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2449.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2449">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Ἰουδαίας·<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ioudaias_2449.htm" title="Ioudaias: of Judea.">Ioudaias</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Judea,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular">N-GFS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">3779</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3779">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">οὕτως<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/outo_s_3779.htm" title="houtōs: thus.">houtōs</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">thus</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">1063</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1063">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γὰρ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/gar_1063.htm" title="gar: For.">gar</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1125: A primary verb; to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">1125</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1125">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γέγραπται<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/gegraptai_1125.htm" title="gegraptai: it has been written.">gegraptai</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">has it been written</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-RIM/P-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">1223</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1223">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">διὰ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/dia_1223.htm" title="dia: by.">dia</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">through</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τοῦ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tou_3588.htm" title="tou: the.">tou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Singular">Art-GMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4396.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.">4396</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4396.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4396">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">προφήτου·<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/prophe_tou_4396.htm" title="prophētou: prophet.">prophētou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">prophet:</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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(3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Singular Masculine">αὐτῷ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1722.htm" title="en: In -- 1722: in, on, at, by, with -- Preposition">ἐν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/965.htm" title="bēthleem: Bethlehem -- 965: house of bread,' Bethlehem, a city near Jer. -- Noun - Proper">βηθλέεμ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tēs: of -- 3588: the -- Article - Genitive Singular Feminine">τῆς</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2449.htm" title="ioudaias: Judea -- 2449: Judaea. -- Noun - Genitive Singular Feminine">Ἰουδαίας·</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3779.htm" title="outōs: this -- 3779: in this way, thus -- Adverb">οὕτως</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar: for -- 1063: for, indeed (a conjunc. used to express cause, explanation, inference or continuation) -- Conjunction">γὰρ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1125.htm" title="gegraptai: it is written -- 1125: to write -- Verb - Perfect Passive Indicative - Third Person Singular">γέγραπται</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1223.htm" title="dia: by -- 1223: through, on account of, because of -- Preposition">διὰ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tou: -- 3588: the -- Article - Genitive Singular Masculine">τοῦ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4396.htm" title="prophētou: prophet -- 4396: a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will) -- Noun - Genitive Singular Masculine">προφήτου·</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/matthew/2.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1161.htm" title="de (deh) -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English)">And</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2036.htm" title="epo (ep'-o) -- answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell">they said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">unto him</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1722.htm" title="en (en) -- about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by ">In</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/965.htm" title="Bethleem (bayth-leh-em') -- Bethlehem">Bethlehem</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/2449.htm" title="Ioudaia (ee-oo-dah'-yah) -- Judaea">of Judaea</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1063.htm" title="gar (gar) -- and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet">for</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3779.htm" title="houto (hoo'-to) -- after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so)" target="big">">thus</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1125.htm" title="grapho (graf'-o) -- describe, write(-ing, -ten)">it is written</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1223.htm" title="dia (dee-ah') -- after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ">by</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4396.htm" title="prophetes (prof-ay'-tace) -- prophet">the prophet</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/matthew/2.htm">Matthew 2:5 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמרו לו בבית לחם יהודה כי כן כתוב ביד הנביא׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/matthew/2.htm">Matthew 2:5 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪܘ ܒܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܟܬܝܒ ܒܢܒܝܐ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/matthew/2-5.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/2.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In Bethlehem of Judea," they told him, "because this is what was written by the prophet: <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/35-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 35:19</span> And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/joshua/19-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Joshua 19:15</span> And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ruth/1-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ruth 1:1,19</span> Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ruth/2-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ruth 2:4</span> And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, The …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ruth/4-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ruth 4:11</span> And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 16:1</span> And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5</a> • <a href="/niv/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/matthew/2-5.htm">Matthew 2:5 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/2-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 2:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 2:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/2-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 2:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 2:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>