Greek Interlinear

Matthew 2:5 Interlinear

“ And they said unto him In Bethlehem of Judaea thus for it is written by the prophet”

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Matthew 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	οἱ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
2	δὲ	G1161	And	but, and, etc
3	εἶπον	G2036	they said	to speak or say (by word or writing)
4	αὐτῷ	G846	unto him	the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
5	Ἐν	G1722	In	"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc
6	Βηθλεὲμ	G965	Bethlehem	bethleem (i.e., beth-lechem), a place in palestine
7	τῆς	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
8	Ἰουδαίας·	G2449	of Judaea	the judaean land (i.e., judaea), a region of palestine
9	οὕτως	G3779	thus	in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
10	γὰρ	G1063	for	properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
11	γέγραπται	G1125	it is written	to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
12	διὰ	G1223	by	through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
13	τοῦ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
14	προφήτου·	G4396	the prophet	a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet

Matthew 2:5 (current) And they said unto him In Bethlehem of Judaea thus for it is written by the prophet