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Andδὲhearing this,ἀκούσαςKingὁ βασιλεὺςHerodἩρῴδηςwas troubled,ἐταράχθηandκαὶallπᾶσαJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαwithμετ’him;αὐτοῦ
Matthew 2:3
Study it in the app“And hearing this, King Herod was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 2:3, word by word
- hearing thisἀκούσαςakousas
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousas” appears- Kingβασιλεὺςbasileus
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileus” appears- HerodἩρῴδηςHērōidēs
Herod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidēs” appears- was troubledἐταράχθηetarachthē
be troubled
To feel distress or fear inside.
Where else “etarachthē” appears- JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
2saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star at its rising and have come to bow down before him.”
3 · This verse (above)
4and gathering together all the high priests and scribes of the people, he was asking them where the Messiah is to be born.
To study Matthew 2 in a group
1. What it says
What did the magi do when they found the child with Mary his mother (v. 11)?
2. What it means
Why was King Herod troubled, and all Jerusalem with him, when he heard about this child (v. 3)?
3. How I live it
Joseph obeyed even at night and without understanding everything (v. 14). What simple step of obedience is yours today?