Matthew 2:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
They saidεἶπαν
(eipan)
3004: to saya prim. verb
to him, "In Bethlehemβηθλέεμ
(bēthleem)
965: "house of bread," Bethlehem, a city near Jer.of Hebrew origin Beth
of Judea; 
 
2453: Jewish, a Jew, Judeafrom Ioudas
for thisοὕτως
(outōs)
3779: in this way, thusadverb from houtos,
is what 
 
3704: as, how, thatfrom hos, and pós
has been writtenγέγραπται
(gegraptai)
1125: to writea prim. verb
by the prophet:προφήτου
(prophētou)
4396: a prophet (an interpreter or forth-teller of the divine will)from a comp. of pro and phémi


















KJV Lexicon
οι  definite article - nominative plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
ειπον  verb - second aorist active indicative - third person
epo  ep'-o:  to speak or say (by word or writing) -- answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell.
αυτω  personal pronoun - dative singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
εν  preposition
en  en:  in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
βηθλεεμ  proper noun
Bethleem  bayth-leh-em':  Bethleem (i.e. Beth-lechem), a place in Palestine -- Bethlehem.
της  definite article - genitive singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ιουδαιας  noun - genitive singular feminine
Ioudaia  ee-oo-dah'-yah:  the Judaean land (i.e. Judaea), a region of Palestine -- Judaea.
ουτως  adverb
houto  hoo'-to:  after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
γαρ  conjunction
gar  gar:  assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
γεγραπται  verb - perfect passive indicative - third person singular
grapho  graf'-o:  to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe -- describe, write(-ing, -ten).
δια  preposition
dia  dee-ah':  through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
του  definite article - genitive singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
προφητου  noun - genitive singular masculine
prophetes  prof-ay'-tace:  a foreteller (prophet); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet -- prophet.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:

King James Bible
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In Bethlehem of Judea," they told him, "because this is what was written by the prophet:

International Standard Version
They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because that is what was written by the prophet:

NET Bible
"In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they said, “In Bethlehem of Judaea”, for thus it is written in The Prophets:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They told him, "In Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this:

King James 2000 Bible
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
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