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Luke 2:4

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

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Ἀνέβηanebēwent upἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “went up”, a single actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.went upδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἸωσὴφiōsēphJosephἸωσήφnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Joseph”, the subject formG2501Joseph, a proper name.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΓαλιλαίαςgalilaiasGalileeΓαλιλαία (galilaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Galilee”, the of-formG1056Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.πόλεωςpoleōscityπόλις (polis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “city”, the of-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.ΝαζαρὲθnazarethNazarethΝαζαρέθnoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Nazareth”, the of-formG3478Nazareth, a city of Galilee, where Jesus lived before His ministry.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίανioudaianJudeaἸουδαία (ioudaia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Judea”, the object formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.πόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.Δαυὶδdauidof DavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.of Davidἥτιςhētiswhoὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “who”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.καλεῖταιkaleitaito callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to call”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.ΒηθλέεμbēthleemBethlehemΒηθλέεμnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Bethlehem”, the subject formG965Bethlehem, a town of Judea.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.οἴκουoikouhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “house”, the of-formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πατριᾶςpatriasfamily lineπατριά (patria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “family line”, the of-formG3965lineage, ancestry; a family, tribe.ΔαυίδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

Young’s Literal Translation

and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,

World English Bible

Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

Darby Translation

and Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city Nazareth to Judaea, to David's city, the which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

Douay-Rheims

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David,

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