Luke 2:2

 Luke 2:2

(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

a. NASB 1995: This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.  [NASB95 New American Standard Bible. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation; All Rights Reserved]

b. NKJV: This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.  [Scripture quotations marked "NKJV" are taken from the New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.]

c. Classic Amplified: This was the first enrollment, and it was made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.  [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. Peshitta Eastern Text: This first census took place during the governorship of Quirinius in Syria.  [HOLY BIBLE FROM THE ANCIENT EASTERN TEXT. Copyright  Ⓒ 1933 by A.J. Holmon Co.; copyright  Ⓒ renewed 1968 by A.J. Holmon Co.; All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.]

e. ESV: This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.   [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved."]

f. Unless otherwise stated, all Greek and Hebrew definitions are from Blue Letter Bible

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1. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)

a. [And] this [Strong: 3778 οὗτος hŏutŏs, hoo'-tos; includes nominative masculine plural

οὗτοι hŏutŏí, hoo'-toy; nominative feminine singular αὕτη hautē, hŏw'-tay; and nominative feminine plural αὕται hautaí, hŏw'-tahee; from the article G3588 and G846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):—he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.]

b. taxing [Strong: 582  ἀπογραφή apographḗ, ap-og-raf-ay'; from G583; an enrollment; by implication, an assessment:—taxing.]

c. [was] first [Strong: 4413 πρῶτος prōtos, pro'-tos; contracted superlative of G4253; foremost (in time, place, order or importance):—before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.]

d. made [Strong: 1096 πρῶτος prōtos, pro'-tos; contracted superlative of G4253; foremost (in time, place, order or importance):—before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.]

e. [when] Cyrenius [Strong: 2958 Κυρήνιος Kyrḗnios, koo-ray'-nee-os; of Latin origin; Cyrenius (i.e. Quirinus), a Roman:—Cyrenius.]

1). Outline of Biblical Usage: [Blue Letter Bible]: Cyrenius = "warrior" the Greek form of the Roman name Quirinus. His full name is Publius Sulpicius Quirinus. He was consul B.C. 12., and was made governor of Syria after the banishment of Archelaus in A.D. 6. He was probably twice governor of Syria; his first governorship extended from B.C. 4 (the year of Christ's birth) to B.C. 1. It was during this time that he was sent to make enrolment which caused Joseph and Mary to visit Bethlehem. Luke 2:2. The second enrolment is mentioned in Acts 5:37.

f. [was] governor [Strong: 2230 ἡγεμονεύω hēgemoneúō, hayg-em-on-yoo'-o; from G2232; to act as ruler:—be governor.]

g. [of] Syria [Strong: 4947 Συρία Syría, soo-ree'-ah; probably of Hebrew origin (H6865); Syria (i.e. Tsyria or Tyre), a region of Asia:—Syria.]