What Does Matthew 2:1 Mean?

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“Now”

but, and, etc

“when Jesus”

jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites

“was born”

to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate

“in”

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc

“Bethlehem”

bethleem (i.e., beth-lechem), a place in palestine

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“of Judaea”

the judaean land (i.e., judaea), a region of palestine

“in”

"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc

“the 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

“of Herod”

heroic; herod, the name of four jewish kings

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the king”

a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)

“behold”

used as imperative lo!

“wise men”

a magian (magi), i.e., oriental scientist; by implication, a magician

“from”

"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)

“the east”

a rising of light, i.e., dawn (figuratively); by implication, the east (also in plural)

“there came”

to become near, i.e., approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly

“to”

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

“Jerusalem”

hierosolyma (i.e., jerushalaim), the capitol of palestine