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Luke 2:5

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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:)	To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.	And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

To be taxed^G583 with^G4862 Mary^G3137 his^G846 espoused^G3423 wife^G1135, being great with child^G1471.

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Original Greek

ἀπογράψασθαι σὺν Μαριὰμ τῇ μεμνηστευμένῃ αὐτῷ γυναικί, οὔσῃ ἐγκύῳ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἀπογράψασθαι	apograpsasthai	G583	V-AMN	To be taxed
σὺν	sun	G4862	PREP	with
Μαριὰμ	Mariam	G3137	N-PRI	Mary
τῇ	tē	G3588	T-DSF	*
μεμνηστευμένῃ	memnēsteumenē	G3423	V-RPP-DSF	espoused
αὐτῷ	autō	G846	P-DSM	his
γυναικί,	gunaiki	G1135	N-DSF	wife
οὔσῃ	ousē	G5607	V-PAP-DSF	being
ἐγκύῳ.	enkuō	G1471	N-DSF	great with child

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G583 — ἀπογράφω (apográphō, ap-og-raf'-o): I enroll, inscribe in a register — from ἀπό and γράφω; to write off (a copy or list), i.e. enrol:--tax, write.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1135 — γυνή (gynḗ, goo-nay'): a woman, wife, my lady — probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
• G1471 — ἔγκυος (énkyos, eng'-koo-os): with child, pregnant — from ἐν and the base of κῦμα; swelling inside, i.e. pregnant:--great with child.
• G3137 — Μαρία (María, mar-ee'-ah): Mary, Miriam — of Hebrew origin (מִרְיָם); Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam), the name of six Christian females:-- Mary.
• G3423 — μνηστεύω (mnēsteúō, mnace-tyoo'-o): I ask in marriage — from a derivative of μνάομαι; to give a souvenir (engagement present), i.e. betroth:--espouse.
• G4862 — σύν (sýn, soon): with — a primary preposition denoting union; with or together (but much closer than μετά or παρά), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.:--beside, with. In composition it has similar applications, including completeness.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5607 — ὤν (ṓn, oan): present participle of εἰμί; being:--be, come, have.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (3): Matthew 1:16, Matthew 13:55, Luke 1:27

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: MARY
• Nave’s: JESUS, THE CHRIST, MARY, TRIBUTE (TAXES)

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