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Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

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ΤότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.ThenἩρῴδηςhērōdēsHerodἩρῴδηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Herod”, the subject formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.Herodἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).when he sawὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐνεπαίχθηenepaichthēhe was mockedἐμπαίζω (empaizō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was mocked”, a single actionG1702I mock, ridicule.he was mockedὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μάγωνmagōnwise menμάγος (magos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “wise men”, the of-formG3097a sorcerer, a magician, a wizard.the wise menἐθυμώθηethumōthēwrothθυμόομαι (thumoomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “wroth”, a single actionG2373I provoke to anger; pass: I am wroth or very angry.wrothλίανliangreatlyλίανadverb — “greatly”G3029very; very much, exceedingly, greatly.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀποστείλαςaposteilassent forthἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “sent forth”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.sent forthἀνεῖλενaneilenand slewἀναιρέω (anaireō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and slew”, a single actionG337I take up, take away the life of, make an end of, murder.and slewπάνταςpantasallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παῖδαςpaidaschildrenπαῖς (pais)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “children”, the object formG3816(a) a male child, boy, (b) a male slave, servant; thus: a servant of God, especially as a title of the Messiah, (c) a female child, girl.the childrenτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenthat were inἐνpreposition — “that were in”G1722in, on, among.that were inΒηθλέεμbēthleemBethlehemΒηθλέεμnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Bethlehem”, the to- or for-formG965Bethlehem, a town of Judea.Bethlehemκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπᾶσιpasiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὁρίοιςhorioiscoastsὅριον (horion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “coasts”, the to- or for-formG3725the boundaries of a place, hence: districts, territory.the coastsαὐτῆςautēsthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereofἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromδιετοῦςdietoustwo years oldδιετής (dietēs)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “two years old”, the of-formG1332two years old, lasting two years.two years oldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκατωτέρωkatōterōunderκατωτέρωadverb — “under”G6053lowerunderκατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χρόνονchrononto the timeχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “to the time”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.to the timeὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenhe had diligently enquiredἀκριβόω (akriboō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he had diligently enquired”, a single actionG198I learn carefully, inquire with exactness.he had diligently enquiredπαρὰparaofπαράpreposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.μάγωνmagōnwise menμάγος (magos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “wise men”, the of-formG3097a sorcerer, a magician, a wizard.the wise men

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out and killed all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all the surrounding countryside, from two years old and under, according to the exact time which he had learned from the wise men.

Darby Translation

Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which [were] in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.

Douay-Rheims

Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded by the wise men, was exceeding angry; and sending killed all the men children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

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