Greek Interlinear

Luke 2:1 Interlinear

“it came to pass And in days those that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus should be taxed that all the world”

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Luke 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	Ἐγένετο	G1096	it came to pass	to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
2	δὲ	G1161	And	but, and, etc
3	ἐν	G1722	in	"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
4	ταῖς	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
5	ἡμέραις	G2250	days	day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
6	ἐκείναις	G1565	those	that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
7	ἐξῆλθεν	G1831	that there went out	to issue (literally or figuratively)
8	δόγμα	G1378	a decree	a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)
9	παρὰ	G3844	from	properly, near; i.e., (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subj
10	Καίσαρος	G2541	Caesar	caesar, a title of the roman emperor
11	Αὐγούστου	G828	Augustus	augustus, a title of the roman emperor
12	ἀπογράφεσθαι	G583	should be taxed	to write off (a copy or list), i.e., enrol
13	πᾶσαν	G3956	that all	all, any, every, the whole
14	τὴν	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
15	οἰκουμένην	G3625	the world	land, i.e., the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the roman empire

Luke 2:1 (current)it came to pass And in days those that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus should be taxed that all the world