Luke 2:1
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.”
γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
ἡμέρα
days
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ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
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οἰκουμένη
world.
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οἰκουμένη
land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
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ἐκεῖνος
those
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ἐκεῖνος
that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
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δόγμα
a decree
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δόγμα
a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)
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ἐξέρχομαι
went out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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Καῖσαρ
Caesar
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Καῖσαρ
Cæsar, a title of the Roman emperor
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