King James Version

Matthew 2:7

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

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ΤότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.ThenἩρῴδηςhērōdēsHerodἩρῴδηςnoun, 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.Herodλάθρᾳlathrawhen he had privilyλάθρᾳadverb — “when he had privily”G2977secretly, privately.when he had privilyκαλέσαςkalesascalledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “called”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.calledτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μάγουςmagouswise menμάγος (magos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “wise men”, the object formG3097a sorcerer, a magician, a wizard.the wise menἠκρίβωσενēkribōsenenquiredἀκριβόω (akriboō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “enquired”, a single actionG198I learn carefully, inquire with exactness.enquiredπαρ’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”.themτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χρόνονchrononwhat timeχρόνος (chronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “what time”, the object formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.what timeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.φαινομένουphainomenouappearedφαίνω (phainō)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “appeared”, 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.appearedἀστέροςasterosstarἀστήρ (astēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “star”, the of-formG792a star.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

World English Bible

Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

Darby Translation

Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;

Douay-Rheims

Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;

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