King James Version

Matthew 2:23

And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐλθὼνelthōnhe cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.he cameκατῴκησενkatōkēsenand dweltκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and dwelt”, a single actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.and dweltεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inπόλινpolina cityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.a cityλεγομένηνlegomenēncalledλέγω (legō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “called”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.calledΝαζαρέτnazaretNazarethΝαζαρέτnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Nazareth”, the object formG3478Nazareth, a city of Galilee, where Jesus lived before His ministry.Nazarethὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.thatπληρωθῇplērōthēit might be fulfilledπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “it might be fulfilled”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.it might be fulfilledτὸtowhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichῥηθὲνrhēthento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2046 (ἐρέω, utter).διὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητῶνprophētōnprophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.the prophetsὅτιhotithatὅτιadverb — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Ναζωραῖοςnazōraiosa NazareneΝαζωραῖοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a Nazarene”, the subject formG3480a Nazarene, an inhabitant of Nazareth.a Nazareneκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaito callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to call”, an action still aheadG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that 'A Nazarene he shall be called.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

Young’s Literal Translation

and coming, he dwelt in a city named Nazareth, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophets, that 'A Nazarene he shall be called.'

World English Bible

and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets that he will be called a Nazarene.

Darby Translation

and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth; so that that should be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, He shall be called a Nazaraene.

Douay-Rheims

And coming he dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was said by prophets: That he shall be called a Nazarene.

Quotes

Isaiah 11:1 Isaiah 11:1 · King James VersionAnd there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:Isaiah 11:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source
that it might be fulfilled
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

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