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Matthew 2:4

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andσυναγαγὼνsunagagōnwhen he had gatheredσυνάγω (sunagō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he had gathered”, a single actionG4863I gather together, collect, assemble, receive with hospitality, entertain.when he had gatheredπάνταςpantasallπᾶς (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.ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereischief priestsἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “chief priests”, the object formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “chief priest”.the chief priestsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγραμματεῖςgrammateisscribesγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “scribes”, the object formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.scribesτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαοῦlaouof the peopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the people”, the of-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.of the peopleἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetohe demandedπυνθάνομαι (punthanomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he demanded”, an ongoing action in the pastG4441I ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand.he demandedπαρ’parofπαρά (para)preposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themποῦpouwhereποῦadverb — “where”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christγεννᾶταιgennataishould be bornγεννάω (gennaō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “should be born”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.should be born

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

World English Bible

Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

Darby Translation

and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

Douay-Rheims

And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

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