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Matthew 2:22

But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “upon” (ἐπὶ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀκούσαςakousaswhen he heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.when he heardδὲdenotwithstandingδέconjunction — “notwithstanding”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.notwithstandingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.ἈρχέλαοςarchelaosArchelausἈρχέλαοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Archelaus”, the subject formG745Archelaus, Herod Archelaus, son and successor of Herod I, reigned over Judea from 4 B.C. to A.D. 6 and died before A.D. 18.βασιλεύειbasileueito reignβασιλεύω (basileuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to reign”, an ongoing or repeated actionG936(a) I rule, reign, (b) I reign over.This verse uses “reign”.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.ἀντὶantiforἀντίpreposition — “for”G473(a) instead of, in return for, over against, opposite, in exchange for, as a substitute for, (b) on my behalf, (c) wherefore, because.This verse uses “for”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὸςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.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.ἐφοβήθηephobēthēto fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to fear”, a single actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.ἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.ἀπελθεῖνapeltheinto go awayἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to go away”, a single actionG565I come or go away from, depart, return, arrive, go after, follow.χρηματισθεὶςchrēmatistheisbeing warned of Godχρηματίζω (chrēmatizō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “being warned of God”, a single actionG5537(originally: I transact business), (a) act. of God: I warn; pass: I am warned by God (probably in response to an inquiry as to one's duty), (b) (I take a name from my public business, hence) I receive a name, am publicly called.being warned of Godδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κατ’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 dreamἀνεχώρησενanechōrēsenhe turned asideἀναχωρέω (anachōreō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he turned aside”, a single actionG402I return, retire, withdraw, depart (underlying idea perhaps of taking refuge from danger or of going into retirement).he turned asideεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μέρηmerēpartsμέρος (meros)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “parts”, the object formG3313a part, portion, share.the partsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasof GalileeΓαλιλαία (galilaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Galilee”, the of-formG1056Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine.of Galilee

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ἐπὶepiinἐπίpreposition — “in”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned of God in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

Young’s Literal Translation

and having heard that Archelaus doth reign over Judea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither, and having been divinely warned in a dream, he withdrew to the parts of Galilee,

World English Bible

But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,

Darby Translation

but having heard that 'Archelaus reigns over Judaea, instead of Herod his father,' he was afraid to go there; and having been divinely instructed in a dream, he went away into the parts of Galilee,

Douay-Rheims

But hearing that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his father, he was afraid to go thither: and being warned in sleep retired into the quarters of Galilee.

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