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Luke 3:1

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

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Ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἔτειeteiyearἔτος (etos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “year”, the to- or for-formG2094a year.yearδὲdeandδέconjunction — “and”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.andπεντεκαιδεκάτῳpentekaidekatōfifteenthπεντεκαιδέκατος (pentekaidekatos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “fifteenth”, the to- or for-formG4003the fifteenth.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡγεμονίαςhēgemoniasreignἡγεμονία (hēgemonia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “reign”, the of-formG2231rule, authority, sovereignty; a reign.ΤιβερίουtiberiouTiberiusΤιβέριος (tiberios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Tiberius”, the of-formG5086Tiberius, the second Roman emperor (died A.D. 37).ΚαίσαροςkaisarosCaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Caesar”, the of-formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.ἡγεμονεύοντοςhēgemoneuontosto governἡγεμονεύω (hēgemoneuō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to govern”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2230I govern.ΠοντίουpontiouPontiusΠόντιος (pontios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Pontius”, the of-formG4194Pontius.ΠιλάτουpilatouPilateΠιλᾶτος (pilatos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Pilate”, the of-formG4091Pilate.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίαςioudaiasJudeaἸουδαία (ioudaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Judea”, the of-formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountostetrarchτετρααρχέω (tetraarcheō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “tetrarch”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5075I rule over as a tetrarch.the tetrarchτῆςtēstheὁ (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.ἩρῴδουhērōdouHerodἩρῴδης (hērōdēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Herod”, the of-formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.ΦιλίππουphilippouPhilipΦίλιππος (philippos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Philip”, the of-formG5376Philip, (a) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, (b) tetrarch of the Ituraean and Trachonitic region, half-brother of Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee, (c) one of the seven original deacons at Jerusalem and a missionary.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοῦadelphoubrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “brother”, the of-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountosbe a tetrarchτετρααρχέω (tetraarcheō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “be a tetrarch”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5075I rule over as a tetrarch.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸτουραίαςitouraiasItureaἸτουραῖος (itouraios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “Iturea”, the of-formG2484Ituraean, an adjective applied to a district also called Trachonitis, about 60 miles east of the Sea of Galilee, and partly inhabited by the nomad tribe called Ituraeans.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΤραχωνίτιδοςtrachōnitidosTraconitisΤραχωνῖτις (trachōnitis)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “Traconitis”, the of-formG5139Trachonitis, the north-east of the territory beyond Jordan.χώραςchōrascountryχώρα (chōra)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “country”, the of-formG5561(a) a country or region, (b) the land, as opposed to the sea, (c) the country, distinct from town, (d) plur: fields.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΛυσανίουlusaniouLysaniasΛυσανίας (lusanias)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Lysanias”, the of-formG3078Lysanias, tetrarch of Abilene.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἀβιληνῆςabilēnēsof AbileneἈβιληνή (abilēnē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Abilene”, the of-formG9the Abilenian territory, the territory of Abila (in Syria), a small principality in the mountains of Damascus.of Abileneτετρααρχοῦντοςtetraarchountosbe a tetrarchτετρααρχέω (tetraarcheō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “be a tetrarch”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5075I rule over as a tetrarch.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar — Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene —

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituræa and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Darby Translation

Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

Douay-Rheims

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Iturea, and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilina;

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