King James Version

Matthew 2:19

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

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Τελευτήσαντοςteleutēsantoswas deadτελευτάω (teleutaō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “was dead”, a single actionG5053I end, finish, die, complete.was deadδὲdebutδέconjunction — “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.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.ἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἄγγελοςangelosan angelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “an angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.This verse uses “an angel”.an angelκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordφαίνεταιphainetaiappearethφαίνω (phainō)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “appeareth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5316(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.appearethκατ’katinκατά (kata)preposition — “in”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.inὄναρonara dreamὄναρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a dream”, the object formG3677a dream.a dreamτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰωσὴφiōsēphto JosephἸωσήφnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Joseph”, the to- or for-formG2501Joseph, a proper name.to Josephἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΑἰγύπτῳaiguptōEgyptΑἴγυπτος (aiguptos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Egypt”, the to- or for-formG125Egypt.Egypt

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Herod having died, lo, a messenger of the Lord in a dream doth appear to Joseph in Egypt,

World English Bible

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

Darby Translation

But Herod having died, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying,

Douay-Rheims

But when Herod was dead, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph in Egypt,

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