Luke 2:1
And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled —This verse in the real world
When
Who
In what words
- ΑὐγοῦστοςAugoûstosAugustus, a title of the Roman emperor
- δόγμαdógmaa law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)
- οἰκουμένηoikouménēland, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
- ΚαῖσαρKaîsarCæsar, a title of the Roman emperor
- παράparáproperly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with d
- ἐξέρχομαιexérchomaito issue (literally or figuratively)
- ἐκεῖνοςekeînosthat one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
- ἡμέραhēméraday, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but sev
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- Quirinius, the census, and a date that will not settleDisputedRoman provincial censuses are well documented, and Quirinius is a real governor with a datable census — but that census falls about a decade after Herod's death, and the two datings have not been reconciled.