Luke 2:44
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And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance.

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Psalm 42:4 These things I remembered, and poured out my soul in me: for I shall go over into the place of the wonderful tabernacle, even to the house of God: With the voice of joy and praise; the noise of one feasting.

Psalm 122:1-4 A gradual canticle. I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: We shall go into the house of the Lord. . . .

Isaiah 2:3 And many people shall go, and say: Come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall come forth from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

Context
The Boy Jesus at the Temple
43And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents knew it not. 44And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance. 45And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.…
Cross References
Luke 2:43
And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem. And his parents knew it not.

Luke 2:45
And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.

Luke 23:49
And all his acquaintance and the women that had followed him from Galilee stood afar off, beholding these things.

Lexicon
Assuming
νομίσαντες (nomisantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3543: From nomos; properly, to do by law, i.e. To accustom; by extension, to deem or regard.

He
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

was
εἶναι (einai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

their
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

company,
συνοδίᾳ (synodia)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4923: A company traveling together, a caravan. From a compound of sun and hodos; companionship on a journey, i.e., a caravan.

they traveled on
ὁδὸν (hodon)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3598: A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.

for a day
ἡμέρας (hēmeras)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

[before]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they began to look
ἀνεζήτουν (anezētoun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 327: To seek out, search for (implying the difficulty of the task). From ana and zeteo; to search out.

for Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

among
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[their]
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

relatives
συγγενεῦσιν (syngeneusin)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4773: Akin to, related; subst: fellow countryman, kinsman. From sun and genos; a relative; by extension, a fellow countryman.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

friends.
γνωστοῖς (gnōstois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1110: Known, an acquaintance. From ginosko; well-known.


Additional Translations
Assuming He was in their company, they traveled on for a day before they began to look for Him among their relatives and friends.

And having supposed Him to be in their company, they went a day's journey, and began seeking Him among the relatives and the acquaintances;

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:

but, supposing him to be in the company that journeyed together, they went a day's journey, and sought him among their relations and acquaintances:

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance:

But they, supposing him to be in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their relations and acquaintance.

but supposing Him to be in the travelling company, they proceeded a day's journey. Then they searched up and down for Him among their relatives and acquaintances;

but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and they looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances.

and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,
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