King James Version

Matthew 2:3

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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ἀκούσαςakousashad heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.had heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεὺςbasileuskingβασιλεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “king”, the subject formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.ἩρῴδηςhērōdēsHerodἩρῴδηςnoun, 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.ἐταράχθηetarachthēthese things, he was troubledταράσσω (tarassō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “these things, he was troubled”, a single actionG5015I disturb, agitate, stir up, trouble.these things, he was troubledκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπᾶσαpasaallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the subject formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Jerusalemμετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

World English Bible

When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Darby Translation

But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

Douay-Rheims

And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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