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width="20%">Transliteration</td><td class="top" width="21%">Greek</td><td class="top" width="21%">English</td><td class="top" width="21%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: And">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: And.">kai</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ</td><td class="eng" valign="top">And</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/conj.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4863.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4863: having gathered together">4863</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4863.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4863">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/sunagago_n_4863.htm" title="synagagōn: having gathered together.">synagagōn</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">συναγαγὼν</td><td class="eng" valign="top">having gathered together</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/v-apa-nms.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular">V-APA-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3956: all (severally)">3956</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3956">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/pantas_3956.htm" title="pantas: all (severally).">pantas</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">πάντας</td><td class="eng" valign="top">all</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/adj-amp.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural">Adj-AMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: the">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/tous_3588.htm" title="tous: the.">tous</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τοὺς</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/art-amp.htm" title="Article - Accusative Masculine Plural">Art-AMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/749.htm" title="Strong's Greek 749: chief priests">749</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_749.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 749">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/archiereis_749.htm" title="archiereis: chief priests.">archiereis</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἀρχιερεῖς</td><td class="eng" valign="top">chief priests</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/n-amp.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2532: and">2532</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2532">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/kai_2532.htm" title="kai: and.">kai</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">καὶ</td><td class="eng" valign="top">and</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/conj.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1122.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1122: scribes">1122</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1122.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1122">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/grammateis_1122.htm" title="grammateis: scribes.">grammateis</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γραμματεῖς</td><td class="eng" valign="top">scribes</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/n-amp.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: of the">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/tou_3588.htm" title="tou: of the.">tou</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τοῦ</td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/art-gms.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Singular">Art-GMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="Strong's Greek 2992: people">2992</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 2992">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/laou_2992.htm" title="laou: people.">laou</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">λαοῦ</td><td class="eng" valign="top">people,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/n-gms.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4441.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4441: he inquired">4441</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4441.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4441">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/epunthaneto_4441.htm" title="epynthaneto: he inquired.">epynthaneto</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἐπυνθάνετο</td><td class="eng" valign="top">he inquired</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/v-iim_p-3s.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIM/P-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3844.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3844: of">3844</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3844.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3844">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/par_3844.htm" title="par’: of.">par’</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">παρ’</td><td class="eng" valign="top">of</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/prep.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: them">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/auto_n_846.htm" title="autōn: them.">autōn</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτῶν</td><td class="eng" valign="top">them</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/ppro-gm3p.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural">PPro-GM3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4226.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4226: where">4226</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4226.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4226">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/pou_4226.htm" title="pou: where.">pou</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ποῦ</td><td class="eng" valign="top">where</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/adv.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: the">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/o_3588.htm" title="ho: the.">ho</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ὁ</td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/art-nms.htm" title="Article - Nominative Masculine Singular">Art-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5547: Christ">5547</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5547">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/christos_5547.htm" title="Christos: Christ.">Christos</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Χριστὸς</td><td class="eng" valign="top">Christ</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/n-nms.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1080.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1080: should be born">1080</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1080.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1080">[e]</a></span></td><td class="translit" valign="top"><a href="/greek/gennatai_1080.htm" title="gennatai: should be born.">gennatai</a></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">γεννᾶται.</td><td class="eng" valign="top">was to be born.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/v-pim_p-3s.htm" title="Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular">V-PIM/P-3S</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><div class="vheading2">Greek Texts</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nestle/matthew/2.htm">Nestle GNT 1904</a><br></span><span class="greek">καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ’ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wh/matthew/2.htm">Westcott and Hort 1881</a><br></span><span class="greek">καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ' αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whvar/matthew/2.htm">Westcott and Hort / [NA27 variants]</a><br></span><span class="greek">καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ' αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bz05/matthew/2.htm">RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005</a><br></span><span class="greek">καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρ’ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/goc/matthew/2.htm">Greek Orthodox Church 1904</a><br></span><span class="greek">καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ’ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/t8/matthew/2.htm">Tischendorf 8th Edition</a><br></span><span class="greek">καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ’ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr94/matthew/2.htm">Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894</a><br></span><span class="greek">καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρ’ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr/matthew/2.htm">Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550</a><br></span><span class="greek">καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρ' αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται</span><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/matthew/2-4.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/matthew/2-4.htm">Matthew 2:4</a> • <a href="/text/matthew/2-4.htm">Matthew 2:4 Text Analysis</a> • <a href="/interlinear/matthew/2-4.htm">Matthew 2:4 Interlinear</a> • <a 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