Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThis was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. Young's Literal Translation this enrollment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria— King James Bible ([And] this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. ) Greek This [was the]αὕτη (hautē) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. first πρώτη (prōtē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4413: First, before, principal, most important. Contracted superlative of pro; foremost. census ἀπογραφὴ (apographē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 582: An enrollment, census-taking, record. From apographo; an enrollment; by implication, an assessment. to take place [while] ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. Quirinius Κυρηνίου (Kyrēniou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2958: Cyrenius or Quirinius, governor of Syria. Of Latin origin; Cyrenius, a Roman. was governor ἡγεμονεύοντος (hēgemoneuontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2230: To govern. From hegemon; to act as ruler. of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Syria. Συρίας (Syrias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4947: Syria, a great Roman imperial province, united with Cilicia. Probably of Hebrew origin; Syria, a region of Asia. |