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 2:4

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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—ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕgoἀνέβηWent upAscenditWent upανεβη|ascenditܤܠܩWent upἈνέβηWent up
lost———δὲthenautemthenδε|autemܕܝܢbutδὲthen
lost———καὶalsoetalsoκαι|etܕܝܢalsoκαὶalso
lost—ⲛϭⲓⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫJosephἸωσὴφJosephJosephJosephϊωσηφ|iosephܐܦJosephἸωσὴφJoseph
lost—ϩⲱⲱϥ—ἀπὸfromafromαπο|terramܝܘܤܦfromἀπὸfrom
lost———τῆς<the>——της|———τῆς<the>
lost—ϩⲛⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalileeGalilæaGalileeγαλιλαιας|galilaeaܡܢGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilee
lost—ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓto aboveἐκout ofdeout ofεκ|de——ἐκout of
lost—ⲉⲃⲟⲗoutπόλεωςthe towncivitatethe townπολεως|ciuitateܢܨܪܬthe townπόλεωςthe town
lost—ϩⲛⲛⲁⲍⲁⲣⲉⲑof NazarethΝαζαρὲθof NazarethNazarethof Nazarethναζαρεθ|nazaredܡܕܝܢܬܐof NazarethΝαζαρέτof Nazareth
lost—ⲉⲃⲟⲗoutεἰςtointoεις|inܕܓܠܝܠܐtoεἰςto
lost———τὴν<the>———|———τὴν<the>
lost—ⲛⲧⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲁJudeaἸουδαίανJudeaJudæamJudeaιουδα|iudaܠܝܗܘܕJudeaἸουδαίανJudea
lost—ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲉⲓⲥcityεἰςtointoεις|inܠܡܕܝܢܬܗtoεἰςto
lost—ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥthe Cityπόλινthe Citycivitatemthe Cityπολιν|ciuitateܕܕܘܝܕthe Cityπόλινthe City
lost—ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇof DavidΔαυὶδof DavidDavidof Davidδαυειδ|dauidܕܡܬܩܪܝܐof DavidΔαυίδof David
lost—ⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉspeakἥτιςwhichquæwhichητις|quaeܒܝܬwhichἥτιςwhich
lost—ⲉⲣⲟⲥtoκαλεῖταιis calledvocaturis called—|uocaturܠܚܡis calledκαλεῖταιis called
lost—ϫⲉⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙBethlehem,Βηθλέεμ,Bethlehem,BethlehemBethlehem,βηθλεεμ|—ܡܛܠBethlehem,ΒηθλέεμBethlehem,
lost—ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗspatheδιὰbecause ofeobecause of—|—ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝbecause ofδιὰbecause of
lost———τὸ<the>———|———τὸ<the>
lost—ϩⲙⲡⲏⲓhouseεἶναιbeingquodbeing—|———εἶναιbeing
lost—αὐτὸνhimessethim—|—ܗܘܐhimαὐτὸνhim
lost—ἐξfromdefrom—|deܡܢfromἐξfrom
lost—οἴκουthe housedomothe house—|—ܒܝܬܗthe houseοἴκουthe house
lost———καὶandetand—|—ܘܡܢandκαὶand
lost—ⲛⲙⲧⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁfamilyπατριᾶςfamilyfamiliafamily—|—ܫܪܒܬܗfamilyπατριᾶςfamily
lost—ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇof David,Δαυίδ,of David,Davidof David,—|uethleemܕܕܘܝܕof David,Δαυίδof David,
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