1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Matthew 2:1. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.
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Coverage: New Testament
Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.
Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γεννηθέντος ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας, ἐν ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου τοῦ βασιλέως, ἰδού, μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα,
Τοῦ
δὲ
Ἰησοῦ
γεννηθέντος
- Lemma
- gennhqentov
- Transliteration
- gennhqentov
- Morphology
- Greek: verb aorist passive participle genitive singular masculine
- Part of Speech
- verb
- Strong's
- G1080
- Occurrences
- 1
ἐν
Βηθλεὲμ
τῆς
Ἰουδαίας
ἐν
ἡμέραις
Ἡρῴδου
τοῦ
βασιλέως
ἰδού
μάγοι
ἀπὸ
ἀνατολῶν
παρεγένοντο
- Lemma
- paregenonto
- Transliteration
- paregenonto
- Morphology
- Greek: verb second aorist middle deponent indicative plural
- Part of Speech
- verb
- Strong's
- G3854
- Occurrences
- 5
εἰς
Ἱεροσόλυμα
- Lemma
- ierosoluma
- Transliteration
- ierosoluma
- Morphology
- Greek: noun accusative plural neuter
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Strong's
- G2414
- Occurrences
- 34
Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel
Proof-of-flow source panel, not full coverage.
Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ γεννηθέντος ἐν Βηθλέεμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἐν ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου τοῦ βασιλέως, ἰδοὺ μάγοι ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν παρεγένοντο εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα
Τοῦ
ἐν
τῆς
ἐν
τοῦ
παρεγένοντο
- Lemma
- παραγίνομαι
- Morphology
- V-2ADI-3P
- Part of Speech
- V
- Strong's
- G3854
- Occurrences
- 37
Ἱεροσόλυμα
- Lemma
- Ἱεροσόλυμα
- Morphology
- N-APN
- Part of Speech
- N
- Strong's
- G2414
- Occurrences
- 61
Coverage: New Testament
Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.
ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܒܝܬ-ܠܚܡ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܝܘܡܝ ܗܪܘܕܣ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܬܘ ܡܓܘܫܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
ܟܕ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܟܕ
- Transliteration
- kd
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 730
ܕܝܢ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܕܝܢ
- Transliteration
- dyn
- Morphology
- possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
- Occurrences
- 1830
ܐܬܝܠܕ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܐܬܝܠܕ
- Transliteration
- 'tyld
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 12
ܝܫܘܥ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܝܫܘܥ
- Transliteration
- yshw'
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 848
ܒܒܝܬ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܒܒܝܬ
- Transliteration
- bbyt
- Morphology
- possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; possible prefixed preposition b-
- Occurrences
- 13
ܠܚܡ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܠܚܡ
- Transliteration
- lhm
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
- Occurrences
- 8
ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
- Transliteration
- dyhwd'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
- Occurrences
- 10
ܒܝܘܡܝ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܒܝܘܡܝ
- Transliteration
- bywmy
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
- Occurrences
- 5
ܗܪܘܕܣ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܗܪܘܕܣ
- Transliteration
- hrwds
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 29
ܡܠܟܐ
- Confidence
- medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
- Lemma
- ܡܠܟܐ
- Transliteration
- malka
- Morphology
- noun, masculine emphatic singular
- Gloss
- king
- Occurrences
- 84
ܐܬܘ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܐܬܘ
- Transliteration
- 'tw
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 46
ܡܓܘܫܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܡܓܘܫܐ
- Transliteration
- mgwsh'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
- Occurrences
- 3
ܡܢ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܡܢ
- Transliteration
- mn
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 2166
ܡܕܢܚܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܡܕܢܚܐ
- Transliteration
- mdnh'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
- Occurrences
- 5
ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
- Transliteration
- l'wrshlm
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
- Occurrences
- 59
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
Cum ergo natus esset Jesus in Bethlehem Juda in diebus Herodis regis, ecce magi ab oriente venerunt Jerosolymam,
cum
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- cum
- Transliteration
- cum
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Occurrences
- 5272
ergo
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- ergo
- Transliteration
- ergo
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Occurrences
- 1237
natus
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- nascor
- Transliteration
- natus
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 189
esset
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- sum
- Transliteration
- esset
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 20614
Iesus
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Iesus
- Transliteration
- Iesus
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 970
in
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- in
- Transliteration
- in
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Gloss
- in
- Part of Speech
- preposition
- Definition
- in, into, among, on
- Etymology
- Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
- Occurrences
- 22264
Bethleem
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Bethleem
- Transliteration
- Bethleem
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 47
Iudaeae
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Iudaea
- Transliteration
- Iudaeae
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 117
in
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- in
- Transliteration
- in
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Gloss
- in
- Part of Speech
- preposition
- Definition
- in, into, among, on
- Etymology
- Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
- Occurrences
- 22264
diebus
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- dies
- Transliteration
- diebus
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 2559
Herodis
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Herodes
- Transliteration
- Herodis
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 43
regis
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- rex
- Transliteration
- regis
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 2981
ecce
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- ecce
- Transliteration
- ecce
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: other
- Occurrences
- 1031
magi
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- magus
- Transliteration
- magi
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adverb
- Occurrences
- 13
ab
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- ab
- Transliteration
- ab
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Occurrences
- 3693
oriente
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Oriens
- Transliteration
- oriente
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 23
venerunt
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- uenio
- Transliteration
- venerunt
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 2233
Hierosolymam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Hierosolyma
- Transliteration
- Hierosolymam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 852
Ranked cross references
Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
35 relevance votesJohn 7:42
Hasn’t the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
21 relevance votesLuke 2:11
For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
17 relevance votesIsaiah 11:10
It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.
16 relevance votesGenesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs. The obedience of the peoples will be to him.
13 relevance votesGenesis 25:6
but Abraham gave gifts to the sons of Abraham’s concubines. While he still lived, he sent them away from Isaac his son, eastward, to the east country.
9 relevance votesMatthew 2:5
They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
9 relevance votesLuke 1:5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
8 relevance votesMatthew 1:25
and didn’t know her sexually until she had given birth to her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
8 relevance votesLuke 2:15
When the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
8 relevance votes1 Kings 4:30
Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
8 relevance votesMatthew 2:3
When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
5 relevance votes