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andκαὶgathering togetherσυναγαγὼνallπάνταςthe high priestsτοὺς ἀρχιερεῖςandκαὶscribesγραμματεῖςof the people,τοῦ λαοῦhe was askingἐπυνθάνετοthemπαρ’ αὐτῶνwhereποῦthe Messiahὁ χριστὸςis to be born.γεννᾶται
Matthew 2:4
Study it in the app“and gathering together all the high priests and scribes of the people, he was asking them where the Messiah is to be born.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 2:4, word by word
- gathering togetherσυναγαγὼνsynagagōn
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synagagōn” appears- the high priestsἀρχιερεῖςarchiereis
chief priests
The leading priests: the high priest in office, former ones and his family.
Where else “archiereis” appears- scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateis
scribe
A teacher who copied and explained the law of Moses.
Where else “grammateis” appears- of the peopleλαοῦlaou
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laou” appears- he was askingἐπυνθάνετοepynthaneto
ask
To ask questions to find out something one does not know.
Where else “epynthaneto” appears- whereποῦpou
where?
Where?
Where else “pou” appears- the Messiahχριστὸςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- is to be bornγεννᾶταιgennatai
be born
To give birth, or come into the world.
Where else “gennatai” appears
Translation note
“High priests,” in the plural: the one in office, the former ones, and the heads of the great priestly families.
The context
3And hearing this, King Herod was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;
4 · This verse (above)
5And they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written through the prophet:
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?