Matthew 2:1

Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γεννηθέντος ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἐν ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου τοῦ βασιλέως ἰδού μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα
Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
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Micah 5:2

וְאַתָּה בֵּֽית-לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה צָעִיר לִֽהְיוֹת בְּאַלְפֵי יְהוּדָה מִמְּךָ לִי יֵצֵא לִֽהְיוֹת מוֹשֵׁל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וּמוֹצָאֹתָיו מִקֶּדֶם מִימֵי עוֹלָֽם׃
2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

John 7:42

οὐχὶ ἡ γραφὴ εἶπεν ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος Δαβίδ καὶ ἀπὸ Βηθλέεμ τῆς κώμης ὅπου ἦν Δαβίδ ὁ Χριστὸς ἔρχεται
42
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

Luke 2:4

Ἀνέβη δὲ καὶ Ἰωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἐκ πόλεως Ναζαρὲτ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν εἰς πόλιν Δαβὶδ ἥτις καλεῖται Βηθλέεμ διὰ τὸ εἶναι αὐτὸν ἐξ οἴκου καὶ πατριᾶς Δαβίδ
4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

Luke 2:11

ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον σωτὴρ ὅς ἐστιν Χριστὸς κύριος ἐν πόλει Δαβίδ
11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Psalms 72:9

לְפָנָיו יִכְרְעוּ צִיִּים וְאֹיְבָיו עָפָר יְלַחֵֽכוּ׃
9
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Isaiah 11:10

וְהָיָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא שֹׁרֶשׁ יִשַׁי אֲשֶׁר עֹמֵד לְנֵס עַמִּים אֵלָיו גּוֹיִם יִדְרֹשׁוּ וְהָיְתָה מְנֻחָתוֹ כָּבֽוֹד׃
10
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

Genesis 49:10

לֹֽא-יָסוּר שֵׁבֶט מִֽיהוּדָה וּמְחֹקֵק מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו עַד כִּֽי-יָבֹא ‫(שילה)‬ שִׁילוֹ וְלוֹ יִקְּהַת עַמִּֽים׃
10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

Isaiah 60:1

קוּמִי אוֹרִי כִּי בָא אוֹרֵךְ וּכְבוֹד יְהוָה עָלַיִךְ זָרָֽח׃
1
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

Haggai 2:6

כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת עוֹד אַחַת מְעַט הִיא וַאֲנִי מַרְעִישׁ אֶת-הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶת-הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת-הַיָּם וְאֶת-הֶחָרָבָֽה׃
6
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

Genesis 25:6

וְלִבְנֵי הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁים אֲשֶׁר לְאַבְרָהָם נָתַן אַבְרָהָם מַתָּנֹת וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵם מֵעַל יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ בְּעוֹדֶנּוּ חַי קֵדְמָה אֶל-אֶרֶץ קֶֽדֶם׃
6
But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

Matthew 2:5

οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ Ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας· οὕτως γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου·
5
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

Daniel 9:24

שָׁבֻעִים שִׁבְעִים נֶחְתַּךְ עַֽל-עַמְּךָ׀ וְעַל-עִיר קָדְשֶׁךָ לְכַלֵּא הַפֶּשַׁע ‫(ולחתם)‬ וּלְהָתֵם ‫(חטאות)‬ חַטָּאת וּלְכַפֵּר עָוֹן וּלְהָבִיא צֶדֶק עֹֽלָמִים וְלַחְתֹּם חָזוֹן וְנָבִיא וְלִמְשֹׁחַ קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִֽׁים׃
24
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

1 Kings 4:30

וַתֵּרֶב חָכְמַת שְׁלֹמֹה מֵֽחָכְמַת כָּל-בְּנֵי-קֶדֶם וּמִכֹּל חָכְמַת מִצְרָֽיִם׃
30
And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

Luke 2:15

Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἀπῆλθον ἀπ' αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν οἱ ἄγγελοι καὶ οἱ ἀνθρωποι οἱ ποιμένες εἶπον πρὸς ἀλλήλους Διέλθωμεν δὴ ἕως Βηθλέεμ Καὶ ἴδωμεν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο τὸ γεγονὸς ὃ ὁ κύριος ἐγνώρισεν ἡμῖν
15
And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

Matthew 1:25

καὶ οὐκ ἐγίνωσκεν αὐτὴν ἕως οὗ ἔτεκεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον· καὶ ἐκάλεσεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν
25
And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

Luke 1:5

Ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου τοῦ βασιλέως τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἱερεύς τις ὀνόματι Ζαχαρίας ἐξ ἐφημερίας Ἀβιά καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων Ἀαρών καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς Ἐλισάβετ
5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Matthew 2:3

Ἀκούσας δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐταράχθη καὶ πᾶσα Ἱεροσόλυμα μετ' αὐτοῦ
3
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:19

Τελευτήσαντος δὲ τοῦ Ἡρῴδου ἰδού ἄγγελος Κυρίου κατ' ὄναρ φαίνεται τῷ Ἰωσὴφ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ
19
But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

Genesis 10:30

וַיְהִי מֽוֹשָׁבָם מִמֵּשָׁא בֹּֽאֲכָה סְפָרָה הַר הַקֶּֽדֶם׃
30
And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.

Job 1:3

וַיְהִי מִקְנֵהוּ שִֽׁבְעַת אַלְפֵי-צֹאן וּשְׁלֹשֶׁת אַלְפֵי גְמַלִּים וַֽחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת צֶֽמֶד-בָּקָר וַֽחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת אֲתוֹנוֹת וַֽעֲבֻדָּה רַבָּה מְאֹד וַֽיְהִי הָאִישׁ הַהוּא גָּדוֹל מִכָּל-בְּנֵי-קֶֽדֶם׃
3
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
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Τοῦ Speech Definite Article Case Genitive Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: δέ · theh
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In the KJV here: now when
and ×1179 but ×922 now ×157 then ×129 when ×41 yet ×20 and when ×19 for ×18
Strong's Definition G1161
and, but, now, then, when, …
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
Variations 3 forms of this word
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Noun — Genitive, masculine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
Ἰησοῦ Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Masculine Number Singular More Person
Dictionary form: Ἰησοῦς · ee-ay-SOOS
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In the KJV here: jesus
jesus ×847 of jesus ×56 jesus of ×21 that jesus ×5 to jesus ×5 even jesus ×4 jesus unto ×4 jesus ×3
Strong's Definition G2424
jesus, him
iēsous
Jehovah is salvation
Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
  • Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses' successor
    • "Jesus, son of Eliezer, one of the ancestors of Christ"Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind, God incarnate"Jesus Barabbas was the captive robber whom the Jews begged Pilate to release instead of Christ"Jesus, surnamed Justus, a Jewish Christian, an associate with Paul in the preaching of the gospel
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 25 English renderings
Jesus The Christ Joshua An ancestor of Jesus Christ
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Verb — Aorist Passive Participle Genitive, masculine singular the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed" the subject receives the action — "he is ___ed" a verbal adjective — try "___ing" or "the one who ___s" possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
γεννηθέντος Speech Verb Tense Aorist Voice Passive Mood Participle Case Genitive Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: γεννάω · gen-NA-oh
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In the KJV here: was born
begat ×39 is born ×7 was born ×7 be born ×5 have begotten ×4 been born had ×2 he was born ×2 that is begotten ×2
Strong's Definition G1080
begat, born, begotten, conceived, delivered, …
gennaō
to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate
  • of men who fathered children
    • to be born
      • "to be begotten
      • of women giving birth to children
    metaphorically
    • to engender, cause to arise, excite
      • "in a Jewish sense, of one who brings others over to his way of life, to convert someone"of God making Christ his son"of God making men his sons through faith in Christ's work
Variations 29 forms of this word
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ἐν Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: ἐν · en
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In the KJV here: in
in ×1760 with ×144 by ×138 among ×111 at ×100 on ×44 through ×37 is in ×27
Strong's Definition G1722
in, with, by, among, at, …
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
Variations 1 forms of this word
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In the KJV here: bethlehem
bethlehem ×7 of bethlehem ×1
Strong's Definition G965
bethlehem
bēthleem
house of bread
Bethleem (i.e., Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine
  • a village about six miles (10 km) south of Jerusalem
Variations 3 forms of this word
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Bethlehem Ephrathah
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Definite Article — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
τῆς Speech Definite Article Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
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Noun — Genitive, feminine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
Ἰουδαίας Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Singular More Location
Dictionary form: Ἰουδαία · ee-oo-THEH-ah
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In the KJV here: of judaea
judaea ×26 of judaea ×9 judaea of ×4 jewry ×2 from judaea ×1 in judaea ×1
Strong's Definition G2449
judaea, jewry
ioudaia
he shall be praised
the Judaean land (i.e., Judaea), a region of Palestine
  • in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea
    • "in a broader sense, referring to all Palestine
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 6 English renderings
Judah Land of Judean Wilderness
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Dictionary form: ἐν · en
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in ×1760 with ×144 by ×138 among ×111 at ×100 on ×44 through ×37 is in ×27
Strong's Definition G1722
in, with, by, among, at, …
en
___%___in,___%___ at, (up-)on, by, etc
  • in, by, with
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Noun — Dative, feminine plural the indirect object, or the means — try "to / for ___" or "by / with ___" plural — usually add "-s"
ἡμέραις Speech Noun Case Dative Gender Feminine Number Plural
Dictionary form: ἡμέρα · hay-MEH-ra
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In the KJV here: the days
day ×144 days ×132 the day ×25 the days ×13 daily ×9 a day ×6 day at ×4 day of ×3
Strong's Definition G2250
day, days, daily, time, while, …
hēmera
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 the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context)
  • the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night
    • in the daytime
      • "metaphorically, ___%___the day___%___ is regarded as the time for abstaining from indulgence, vice, crime, because acts of the sort are perpetrated at night and in darkness
    of the civil day, or the space of twenty four hours (thus including the night)"of the last day of this present age, the day Christ will return from heaven, raise the dead, hold the final judgment, and perfect his kingdom"used of time in general, i.e., the days of his life.
Variations 10 forms of this word
Translations 42 English renderings
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Noun — Genitive, masculine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
Ἡρῴδου Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Masculine Number Singular More Person
Dictionary form: Ἡρώδης · hay-ROH-thase
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In the KJV here: of herod
herod ×31 of herod ×5 herods ×2 when herod ×2 herods judgment ×1 that herod ×1 unto herod ×1 unto herods ×1
Strong's Definition G2264
herod, herods
hērōdēs
heroic
heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings
  • the name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in the times of Christ and the Apostles
    • Herod the Great (the ruler of Judaea when Jesus Christ was born
      • "Herod surnamed ___%___Antipas,___%___ the son of Herod the Great, (the ruler during the latter part of Jesus' earthly life"Herod Agrippa I, the son of Aristobulus and Berenice and grandson of Herod the Great, (he ordered James to be executed and imprisoned Peter)"Herod Agrippa II (referred to in the New Testament simply as Agrippa), son of Herod Agrippa I (he was almost persuaded to become a Christian by Paul's arguments)
Variations 6 forms of this word
Translations 8 English renderings
Herod Herod A Tetrarch who persecuted the early church. Herod Tetrarch of Galilee during Jesus' ministry. Herod The Great, Roman-appointed king of Judea during Jesus' birth.
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τοῦ Speech Definite Article Case Genitive Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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In the KJV here: the
the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
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Noun — Genitive, masculine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
βασιλέως Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: βασιλεύς · va-see-LEVS
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In the KJV here: king
king ×63 kings ×25 king of ×7 a king ×6 kings of ×4 of kings ×3 o king ×2 of king ×1
Strong's Definition G935
king, kings
basileus
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
  • leader of the people, prince, commander, lord of the land, king
Variations 9 forms of this word
Translations 15 English renderings
Kings
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In the KJV here: behold
behold ×179 lo ×29 see ×3 and behold ×2
Strong's Definition G2400
behold, lo, see
idou
used as imperative lo!
  • behold, see, lo
Variations 2 forms of this word
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Noun — Nominative, masculine plural the subject — the one doing the action plural — usually add "-s"
μάγοι Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Plural
Dictionary form: μάγος · MA-gose
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In the KJV here: wise men
wise men ×4 sorcerer ×2
Strong's Definition G3097
men, sorcerer
magos
a Magian (Magi), i.e., Oriental scientist; by implication, a magician
  • a magus
    • the name given by the Babylonians (Chaldeans), Medes, Persians, and others, to the wise men, teachers, priests, physicians, astrologers, seers, interpreters of dreams, augers, soothsayers, sorcerers etc.
      • "the oriental wise men (astrologers) who, having discovered by the rising of a remarkable star that the Messiah had just been born, came to Jerusalem to worship him"a false prophet and sorcerer
Variations 5 forms of this word
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ἀπὸ Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: ἀπό · ah-POH
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In the KJV here: from
from ×377 of ×130 out of ×22 out ×13 since ×11 for ×10 off ×10 at ×8
Strong's Definition G575
from, of, out, since, off, …
apo
___%___off,___%___ i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
  • of separation
    • of local separation, after verbs of motion from a place i.e., of departing, of fleeing
      • "of separation of a part from the whole
      • where of a whole some part is taken
      of any kind of separation of one thing from another by which the union or fellowship of the two is destroyed"of a state of separation, that is of distance
      • physical, of distance of place
        • "temporal, of distance of time
    of origin
    • of the place whence anything is, comes, befalls, is taken
      • "of origin of a cause
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Noun — Genitive, feminine plural possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s" plural — usually add "-s"
ἀνατολῶν Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Feminine Number Plural
Dictionary form: ἀνατολή · ah-na-toh-LAY
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In the KJV here: the east
the east ×5 east ×3 of the east ×1 the dayspring ×1
Strong's Definition G395
east, dayspring
anatolē
a rising of light, i.e., dawn (figuratively); by implication, the east (also in plural)
  • a rising (of the sun and stars)
    • "the east (the direction of the sun's rising)
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Verb — Middle Deponent Indicative, third person plural middle in form but active in meaning — translate it actively a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"
παρεγένοντο Speech Verb Voice Middle Deponent Mood Indicative Person Third Number Plural
Dictionary form: παραγίνομαι · pa-ra-GEE-noh-meh
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In the KJV here: there came
came ×6 cometh ×2 they came ×2 were come ×2 when came ×2 when they were come ×2 being come ×1 came when ×1
Strong's Definition G3854
came, come, cometh, coming, present, …
paraginomai
to become near, i.e., approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly
  • to be present, to come near, approach
    • "to come forth, make one's public appearance
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Preposition
εἰς Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: εἰς · ees
In English
In the KJV here: to
into ×560 to ×325 unto ×204 for ×140 in ×127 on ×57 toward ×27 against ×26
Strong's Definition G1519
into, to, unto, for, in, …
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
Variations 1 forms of this word
Translations 104 English renderings
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In English
In the KJV here: jerusalem
jerusalem ×56 at jerusalem ×1 from jerusalem ×1 jerusalem that they should ×1
Strong's Definition G2414
jerusalem
hierosolyma
set ye double peace
Hierosolyma (i.e., Jerushalaim), the capitol of Palestine
  • denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants
    • "___%___the Jerusalem that now is___%___, with its present religious institutions, i.e., the Mosaic system, so designated from its primary external location"___%___Jerusalem that is above___%___, that is existing in heaven, according to the pattern of which the earthly Jerusalem was supposed to be built
    • metaphorically ___%___the City of God founded by Christ___%___, now wearing the form of the church, but after Christ's return to put on the form of the perfected Messianic kingdom
    ___%___the heavenly Jerusalem___%___, that is the heavenly abode of God, Christ, the angels, saints of the Old and New Testament periods and those Christians that are alive at Christ's return"___%___the New Jerusalem___%___, a splendid visible city to be let down from heaven after the renovation of the world, the future abode of the blessed
Variations 3 forms of this word
Translations 4 English renderings
Jerusalem
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Matthew 2:2