Source data

Greek New Testament: Center for New Testament Restoration (CNTR), greekcntr.org · Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform (2018), byzantinetext.com

Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592, public domain)

Syriac: Peshitta (BFBS 1905, public domain)

English glosses: Tyndale House Cambridge STEP Bible (TAGNT) · Whitaker's Words (William Whitaker, public domain) · A Compendious Syriac Dictionary (Jessie Payne Smith, 1903, public domain)

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Luke 2:15

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Greek PapyriCopticAlexandrianLatinWesternSyriacByzantine
Earliest Papyri
c. 125–250 AD · Greek
TAGNT
Sahidic
c. 250–300 AD · Coptic
Horner
Vaticanus
c. 175–325 AD · Greek
TAGNT
Vulgate
c. 150–383 AD · Latin
Whitaker
Bezae
c. 150–400 AD · Greek/Latin
Latin
Peshitta
c. 170–400 AD · Syriac
PayneSmith
Byzantine
c. 300–500 AD · Greek
TAGNT
lost———ΚαὶAndEtAndκαι|etܘܗܘܐAndΚαὶAnd
lost—ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉbecomeἐγένετοit came to passfactumit came to passεγενετο|factumܕܟܕit came to passἐγένετοit came to pass
lost—ⲇⲉandὡςasestasως|estܐܙܠܘasὡςas
lost—ⲃⲱⲕgoἀπῆλθονthey were departingutthey were departingαπηλθον|utܡܢthey were departingἀπῆλθονthey were departing
lost—ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓto aboveἀπ᾽fromdiscesseruntfrom—|ab——ἀπ’from
lost———αὐτῶνthemabthem—|abieruntܠܘܬܗܘܢthemαὐτῶνthem
lost—ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ—εἰςintoeisinto—|eisܡܠܐܟܐintoεἰςinto
lost———τὸνthe———|———τὸνthe
lost—ⲉⲧⲡⲉsg. masc. copulaοὐρανὸνheavenangeliheaven—|angeliܠܫܡܝܐheavenοὐρανὸνheaven
lost—ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛϣⲟⲟⲥ—οἱthe——οι|caelum——οἱthe
lost—ϣⲁϫⲉspeakἄγγελοι,angels,inangels,αγγελοι|inܡܠܠܘangels,ἄγγελοιangels,
lost———καὶandcælumandκαι|hominesܪܥܘܬܐandκαὶand
lost—ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩfellowοἱthe——οι|———οἱthe
lost—ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲛⲃⲱⲕgoἄνθρωποιmenpastoresmenανθρωποι|pastoresܚܕmenἄνθρωποιmen
lost—ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩlookοἱ<the>——οι|dixerunt——οἱ<the>
lost—ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉspeakποιμένεςshepherdsloquebanturshepherdsποιμενες|—ܥܡshepherdsποιμένεςshepherds
lost—ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉbecomeἐλάλουνwere speakingadwere speaking—|adܚܕwere speakingεἶπονwere speaking
lost—ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥlordπρὸςtoinvicemtoπρος|alterutrum——πρὸςto
lost—ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥrevealἀλλήλους·one another;Transeamusone another;αλληλους|pertranseamusܘܐܡܪܝܢone another;ἀλλήλουςone another;
lost—ⲉⲣⲟⲛtoδιέλθωμενLet us go throughusqueLet us go throughδιελθωμεν|usqueܢܪܕܐLet us go throughΔιέλθωμενLet us go through
lost—δὴindeedBethlehemindeedδη|bethleemܥܕܡܐindeedδὴindeed
lost—ἕωςuntiletuntilεως|etܠܒܝܬuntilἕωςuntil
lost—ϣⲁⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙBethlehemΒηθλέεμBethlehemvideamusBethlehemβηθλεεμ|uideamusܠܚܡBethlehemΒηθλέεμBethlehem
lost———καὶandhocandκαι|hocܘܢܚܙܐandκαὶand
lost—ἴδωμενlet us seeverbumlet us seeϊδωμεν|uerbumܠܡܠܬܐlet us seeἴδωμενlet us see
lost———τὸ<the>——το|———τὸ<the>
lost—ῥῆμαdeclarationquoddeclarationρημα|quodܗܕܐdeclarationῥῆμαdeclaration
lost—τοῦτοthisfactumthisτουτο|factum——τοῦτοthis
lost———τὸthat——το|et——τὸthat
lost—γεγονὸςhaving happenedesthaving happened—|estܕܗܘܬhaving happenedγεγονόςhaving happened
lost—ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥwhichὃwhich——ο|quod——ὃwhich
lost———ὁthe——ο|dms——ὁthe
lost—κύριοςLordDominusLord—|—ܕܡܪܝܐLordκύριοςLord
lost—ἐγνώρισενhas made knownostendithas made knownεγνωρισεν|demonstrauitܐܘܕܥhas made knownἐγνώρισενhas made known
lost—ἡμῖν.to us.nobisto us.ημειν|nobisܠܢto us.ἡμῖνto us.
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