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Andκαὶallπάντεςwere goingἐπορεύοντοto be registered,ἀπογράφεσθαιeachἕκαστοςtoεἰςhis ownτὴν ἑαυτοῦtown.πόλιν
Luke 2:3
Study it in the app“And all were going to be registered, each to his own town.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:3, word by word
- were goingἐπορεύοντοeporeuonto
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “eporeuonto” appears- to be registeredἀπογράφεσθαιapographesthai
register, enroll
Register, enroll in a census; also write down.
Where else “apographesthai” appears- eachἕκαστοςhekastos
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastos” appears- townπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears
The context
2This was the first registration, when Quirinius was governing Syria.
3 · This verse (above)
4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
To study Luke 2 in a group
1. What it says
What sign does the angel give the shepherds to recognize the child, and what do they do afterward? (vv. 10-20)
2. What it means
What do Simeon and Anna say about the child, and why do their words amaze Joseph and Mary? (vv. 25-38)
3. How I live it
Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (v. 19). What could you keep and ponder this week?