Matt 2:1-5
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Lexical notes
- In verse 1, the Greek word translated as "wise men" is magi, the plural of magus, a Persian word that originally referred to a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood caste of the Medes and Persians. It came to refer more broadly to those in the Persian culture who were astrologers, physicians, dream intepreters and the like.
- In verse 2, the Greek words translated as "his star in the east" could also be translated "his star as it rose" or "his star in its rising."
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