λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.
saying, “Where is he who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east, and we have come to worship him.”
Matt 2:2 [Textus Receptus (Elzevir) (1624)]
Λέγοντες· Ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.
MSS: B, S, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 (f26r-v), 8, 11 (f13v-14r), 18, 34 (f14v), 35 (f2r), 36 (f15v), 43, 44, 46?, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127 (f6v-7r), 182, 200, 201, 230 (f17rc2), 272, 438, 439, 449, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 556, 560, 652 (f29r), 699, 700, 901, 1203, 1582 (f7r-v), 2561, 2835 (f1rc2)
Matt 2:2 [Codex Sinaiticus (א or 01) (4th century)]
λεγοντες· που εστιν ὁ τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων ιδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστεραν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω
Matt 2:2 [Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209 (B03) (4th century)]
λεγοντες που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων ειδομεν γαρ αυτου το- αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω
Matt 2:2 [Codex Ephraemi Syri Rescriptus (C04) (5th century)]
λεγοντες που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων ιδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω·
Matt 2:2 [Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis (D05) (5th century)]
λεγοντες που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιω- ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω
Matt 2:2 [Codex Basilensis (E07) (8th century)]5v
λεγοντες. που εστιν ο τεχθεις. βασιλευς των ϊουδαιων. ϊδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη. και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω·
MSS: E, 9, 27, 33, 892?
Matt 2:2 [Codex Cyprius (Grec 63) (K017) (9th century)]15v
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων· ἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν αστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομε- προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Codex Regius (Grec 62) (L019) (8th century)]5vc2
λέγο-τες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τω- ϊουδαίων· εἴδωμεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ [τ]ὸν ἀστέρᾶ ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
[] = lacuna
Matt 2:2 [Codex Petropolitanus Purpureus (N022) (6th century)]
λεγοντες που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων· ιδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω
Matt 2:2 [Codex Washingtonianus (W032) (5th century)]3-4
Λεγοντες· που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ϊουδαιων ϊδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη κ(αι) η(λθο)μεν προσκυνησαι αυτω
Matt 2:2 [Codex Sangallensis 48 (Δ037) (9th century)]23
λεγοντες Που εστιν· ο· τεχθεις· βασιλευς· των· ῑουδαιων· Ειδομεν· γαρ· αυτου· τον· αστερα εν· τη· ανατολη· Και ηλθομεν· προσκυνησαι· αυτον·
Matt 2:2 [Codex Purpureus Rossanensis (Σ042) (6th century)]24
λεγοντες· που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων· ιδομεν γαρ τον αστερα αυτου εν τη ανατολη και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω·
Matt 2:2 [Uncial 071 (6th century)]
λεγοντε[. …] εστιν ο τειχθεις βα[…… … …….. ..] των Ιουδαιων ει[…..] [.]αρ αυτου το[. …… .. .]η ανατο[..]
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 1 (12th century)]161v-162r
λέγοντ{ες}· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 2 (11th century)]3v
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθιη/ε/ς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομεν πρὸσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ·
* original τεχθης – correction by different hand, different ink
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 8 (Gr. 49) (11th century)]19vc1
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ. καὶ ἦλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 22 (Grec 72) (Codex Colbertinus 2467) (12th century)]7r
… ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ:
* … lacunae Mt:1:1-2:1
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 43 (8409) (11th century)]13v
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων. εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ. καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ.
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 44 (Add MS 4949) (12th century)]15v
λεγοντες· που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων· ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολῃ. και ηλθομεν προσκυνησαι αυτω ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 65 (11th century)]8r
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἴουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῇ. ϗ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 72 (11th century)]6r
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ.
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 83 (11th century)]36
λεγοντες· που εστιν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων· ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη· και ηλθομ- προσκυνησαι αυτω·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 109 (1326)]27v
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστϊν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασϊλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ ϗ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 113 (11th century)]28r
λέγοντες. ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασϊλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτ{οῦ} τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομ{εν} προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 116 (12th century)]17r
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ. καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ.
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 182 (12th century)]2v
λέγοντες, ποῦ ἐστϊν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασϊλεὺς τῶν ΐουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ Τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῆ, καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 200 (11th century)]27c1
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸ– ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 201 (11th century)]11vc2
λεγοντες, που εστϊν ο τεχθεις βασιλευς των ιουδαιων· ειδομεν γαρ αυτου τον αστερα εν τη ανατολη· και ηλθομεν προσκϋνησαι αυτω·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 272 (11th century)]6v
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ. καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 438 (12th century)]15v
λέγοντες. ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων. εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 439 (1159)]10vc2
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Miniscule 449 (13th century)]6v-7r
λέγοντ{ες}· ποῦ ἐστϊν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασϊλεὺς τ{ῶν} ῒουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῇ· καὶ ἤλθομ{εν} πρ{οσ}κυνῆσαι αὐτῷ·
* {ες}, {ῶν}, {εν}, {οσ} = Greek ligatures
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 476 (11th century)]9r-v
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 478 (10th century)]10r
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ϊουδαίων· εἴδομε- γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ. καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ.
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 490 (11th century)]9vc1
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαί{ων}· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ, καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 500 (13th century)]10v-11r
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστϊν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασϊλεὺς τῶν ϊουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ καὶ ἤλθομ{εν} προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 504 (1033)]13r
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 543 (12th century)]2ac1
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων ἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνήσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 560 (11th century)]31v
λέγοντες. ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ.
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 652 (10th century)]29r|59
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῇ. ϗ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 688 (1179)]14rc2
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίων· ἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῆ ἀνατολῆ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσειν αὐτόν·
Matt 2:2 [Minuscule 2561 (11th century)]12a-b
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστι– ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν ἰουδαίω–· εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ· καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῶ·
Matt 2:2 [Peshitta]
ܘܳܐܡܪܺܝܢ ܐܰܝܟ݁ܰܘ ܡܰܠܟ݁ܳܐ ܕ݁ܺܝܗܽܘܕ݂ܳܝܶܐ ܕ݁ܶܐܬ݂ܺܝܠܶܕ݂ ܚܙܰܝܢ ܓ݁ܶܝܪ ܟ݁ܰܘܟ݁ܒ݂ܶܗ ܒ݁ܡܰܕ݂ܢܚܳܐ ܘܶܐܬ݂ܰܝܢ ܠܡܶܣܓ݁ܰܕ݂ ܠܶܗ܂
Matt 2:2 [Old Syriac Curetonian (Codex Curetonianus Syriacus syc)]
ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝ̈ܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ܂ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܓܝܪ ܚܙܝܢ ܟܘܟܒܗ ܒܡܕܢܚܐ܂ ܘܐܬܝܢ ܠܡܣܓܕ ܠܗ܀
Matt 2:2 [Old Syriac Sinaitic (Codex Sinaiticus Syriacus sys)]
ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܝܠܟܐ ܗܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܐܢܚܢܢ ܓܝܪ ܚܙܝܢ ܠܟܘܟܒܗ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܐܬܝܢ ܠܡܣܓܕ ܠܗ
Matt 2:2 [Old Latin (Codex Vercellensis)]
dicentes Ubi est qui natus est Rex Iudaeorum Vidimus enim stellam eius in Orientem et venimus adorare eum.
Matt 2:2 [Vulgate]
dicentes ubi est qui natus est rex Iudaeorum vidimus enim stellam eius in oriente et venimus adorare eum
Critical Apparatus :
(1) ειδομεν : B, D, S, Δ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 200, 201, 230, 272, 438, 439, 449, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 556, 560, 652, 699, 700, 901, 1203, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, Majority, Eusebius of Caesarea
(2) ιδομεν : א, C, E, K, N, W, Z, Σ, 9, 27, 33, 505, 543, 688, 892
(3) ειδωμεν : L, 3000
(4) ιδωμεν : M, ℓ1086
(5) αυτου τον αστερα : א, B, C, D, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Z, Δ, Ω, 071?, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 200, 201, 230, 272, 439, 449, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Eusebius of Caesarea
(6) τον αστερα αυτου : Σ, Complutensian Polyglott
(7) εν τη : א¹, B, C, D, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Z?, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 200, 201, 230, 272, 439, 449, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Eusebius of Caesarea
(8) OMIT εν : א*
(9) ηλθομεν : א, B, C, D, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Z?, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 200, 201, 230, 272, 439, 449, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 688, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 2561, 2603, 2835, ℓ1086, Majority
(10) ηλθωμεν : 3000
(11) προσκυνησαι : א, B, C, D, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Z?, Δ, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 157, 182, 200, 201, 230, 272, 438, 439, 449, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 2603, 2561, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Eusebius of Caesarea
(12) προσκυνησειν : 688
(13) αυτω : א, B, C, D, E, K, L, M, N, S, W, Z, Σ, Ω, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18, 22, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 57, 65, 72, 83, 109, 113, 116, 127, 182, 200, 201, 230, 272, 438, 439, 449, 476, 478, 490, 500, 501, 504, 505, 543, 556, 560, 652, 699, 700, 892, 901, 1203, 1582, 2835, 3000, ℓ1086, Majority, Eusebius of Caesarea
(14) αυτον : Δ, 10, 157, 688, 2603
Tischendorf Mt 2:2
Early Church Fathers
(1) Eusebius of Caesarea (Demonstratio Evangelica, p329, 33, Eusebius Werke, Ivar A. Heikel)
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ. καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.
(2) Eusebius of Caesarea (Demonstratio Evangelica, p360, 30, Eusebius Werke, Ivar A. Heikel)
λέγοντες, ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων;
(3) Eusebius of Caesarea (Demonstratio Evangelica, p404, 13, Eusebius Werke, Ivar A. Heikel)
λέγοντες· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ τεχθεὶς βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων; εἴδομεν γὰρ αὐτοῦ τὸν ἀστέρα ἐν τῇ ἀνατολῇ, καὶ ἤλθομεν προσκυνῆσαι αὐτῷ.
A Textual Commentary On Matthew 2:2