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Matthew 2:2

They said, "Where is the Jewish king who has been born? We have seen his star rise and have come to worship (honor, revere) him."
[The Bible does not mention how many wise men there were. According to early church tradition, they were twelve noble men, perhaps Jewish descendants of Daniel who became leaders of "all the wise men" in Babylon, see Dan. 2:48. They also brought servants and pack animals with them, so it was an entire caravan that arrived in Jerusalem.
Some time has now passed since Jesus' birth, and the family is living in a house, probably in Bethlehem, see verse 11, which refers to "the house." They have also been to the temple, see Luke 2:22–38. According to Lev. 12:2–4, this should happen forty days after birth. If the wise men traveled from Babylon, it was a distance of about a hundred miles, but it could have been twice that if they came through the desert from the Persian Gulf, which took about two to four months. Jesus is at least a few months old, probably around a year old when they come to him. This may explain why Herod adds an extra year to the estimated age and, to be absolutely sure of getting rid of Jesus, kills all children under the age of two. It is worth noting that the wise men did not ask for the newborn prince, which would have been natural if a child had been born to King Herod. They ask for the king who has been born. From the very beginning, Jesus was king!]
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λέγοντες·   ποῦ   ἐστιν   ὁ   τεχθεὶς   βασιλεὺς   τῶν   Ἰουδαίων;   εἴδομεν   γὰρ   αὐτοῦ   τὸν   ἀστέρα   ἐν   τῇ   ἀνατολῇ   καὶ   ἤλθομεν   προσκυνῆσαι   αὐτῷ.¶  

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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3004
 λέγοντες· (legontes.)
 saying,
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
V-PAP-NPM
G4226
 ποῦ (poy)
 Where
Adverb Adverb
Interrogative Interrogative
 ADV-I
G1510
 ἐστιν (estin)
 is
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G3588
 ὁ (o)
 the [One]
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G5088
 τεχθεὶς (techtheis)
 having been born
VERB Verb
aorist pass. part. aorist passive Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-APP-NSM
G0935
 βασιλεὺς (basileys)
 King
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
 of the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G2453
 Ἰουδαίων; (Ioydaion;)
 Jews?
Adjective Adjective
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
Person (Person)
 A-GPM-PG
G1492
 εἴδομεν (eidomen)
 We saw
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
pl. first person plural
V-2AAI-1P
G1063
 γὰρ (gar)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G0846
 αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
 of Him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G3588
 τὸν (ton)
 the
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
T-ASM
G0792
 ἀστέρα (astera)
 star
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♂ accusative singular masculine
N-ASM
G1722
 ἐν (en)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῇ (te)
 the
Definite article Definite article
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
T-DSF
G0395
 ἀνατολῇ (anatole)
 east,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G2064
 ἤλθομεν (elthomen)
 are come
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active ind. second aorist active indicative
pl. first person plural
V-2AAI-1P
G4352
 προσκυνῆσαι (proskynesai)
 to worship
VERB Verb
aorist active inf. aorist active infinitive
V-AAN
G0846
 αὐτῷ.¶ (ayto.)
 Him.
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
P-DSM

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