Matthew 2:12

After being divinely instructed in a dream not to return to Herod, they took another route home to their country. [The verb form suggests that the wise men had sought God's guidance and that they received an answer in a dream.]

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

καὶ   χρηματισθέντες   κατ᾽   ὄναρ   μὴ   ἀνακάμψαι   πρὸς   Ἡρῴδην,   δι᾽   ἄλλης   ὁδοῦ   ἀνεχώρησαν   εἰς   τὴν   χώραν   αὐτῶν.¶  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 16 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G2532
καὶ (kai)
And
Conj. Conjunktion
CONJ
G5537
χρηματισθέντες (chrematisthentes)
having been divinely warned
VERB Verb
aorist pass. part. aorist passive Participle
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
V-APP-NPM
G2596
κατ᾽ (kat)
in
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3677
ὄναρ (onar)
a dream
Noun Noun
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
N-ASN
G3361
μὴ (me)
not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
PRT-N
G0344
ἀνακάμψαι (anakampsai)
to return
VERB Verb
aorist active inf. aorist active infinitive
V-AAN
G4314
πρὸς (pros)
to
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G2264
Ἡρῴδην, (Eroden,)
Herod,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
Person (Person)
N-ASM-P
G1223
δι᾽ (di)
by
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G0243
ἄλλης (alles)
another
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
A-GSF
G3598
ὁδοῦ (odoy)
route
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G0402
ἀνεχώρησαν (anechoresan)
they withdrew
VERB Verb
aorist active ind. aorist active indicative
pl. third person plural
V-AAI-3P
G1519
εἰς (eis)
into
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τὴν (ten)
the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G5561
χώραν (choran)
country
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G0846
αὐτῶν.¶ (ayton.)
of them.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
P-GPM

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