Luke 2:1
New Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָבַר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in ...
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Καῖσαρ
Kaîsar
Cæsar, a title of the Roman emperor
σεβαστός
sebastós
venerable (august), i.e. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor, or (as adjective) imperial
תֵּבֵל
têbêl
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia,...
ἀπογράφω
apográphō
to write off (a copy or list), i.e. enrol
Key Terms in This Verse
σεβαστός sebastós
venerable (august), i.e. (as noun) a title of the Roman Emperor, or (as adjective) imperial
Study G4575 →תֵּבֵל têbêl
the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
Study H8398 →עָבַר ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Study H5674 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
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And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
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