Matthew 2:9
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.”
ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
παιδίον
Child.
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παιδίον
Child, boy, little one. Paidion. Unless you turn and become like children you will never enter the kingdom. Childlike dependence and trust is the posture God honours most.
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ἔρχομαι
having arrived
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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εἴδω
they saw
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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πορεύομαι
they went away.
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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προάγω
was going before
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προάγω
to lead forward (magisterially); intransitively, to precede (in place or time (participle, previous))
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ἕως
until
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ἕως
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
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οὗ
where
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οὗ
at which place, i.e. where
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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