Matthew 2:12

Καὶ χρηματισθέντες κατ᾽ ὄναρ μὴ ἀνακάμψαι πρὸς Ἡρῴδην, δι᾽ ἄλλης ὁδοῦ ἀνεχώρησαν εἰς τὴν χώραν αὐτῶν.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 5537; chrēmatisthentes; χρηματισθέντες; those engaged in business; V-APP-NMP

Strongs 2596; kat’; κατ’; down/according to; Prep

Strongs 3677; onar; ὄναρ; a dream; N-ANS

Strongs 3361; mē; μὴ; not; Adv

Strongs 344; anakampsai; ἀνακάμψαι; to bend up/convert; V-ANA

Strongs 4314; pros; πρὸς; toward; Prep

Strongs 2264; Hērōdēn; Ἡρῴδην; Herod; N-AMS

Strongs 1223; di’; δι’; across; Prep

Strongs 243; allēs; ἄλλης; another; Adj-GFS

Strongs 3598; hodou; ὁδοῦ; road; N-GFS

Strongs 402; anechōrēsan; ἀνεχώρησαν; they retraced; V-AIA-3P

Strongs 1519; eis; εἰς; into; Prep

Strongs 3588; tēn; τὴν; the; Art-AFS

Strongs 5561; chōran; χώραν; place/spot; N-AFS

Strongs 846; autōn; αὐτῶν; of themselves; PPro-GM3P

RBT Hebrew Literal:

χρηματίζω - Sleepers Negotiating Business Affairs, Bending Down

And those who transacted business according to a dream, not bending back up toward Heroic, they went back by different road into the Position of Themselves.

Money Changers

The Greek verb χρηματίζω (chrēmatizō) is a term derived from χρῆμα (chrēma, meaning "thing," "property," or "money"). Its primary meaning relates to co)nducting business, deliberating, or negotiating.

The passive χρηματίζομαι would be understood as "is engaged in business" or "is involved in financial transactions."

"Divinely warned" is an interpretation of an extended meaning of "given a response by an oracle" as seen in Plutarch's "De Defectu Oraculorum" (On the Decline of the Oracles 2.435c). Since the Magi were not consulting an oracle, it was not a response from an oracle. This sense of "divinely warned" is thus considered a "specialized" meaning found only in the New Testament. It was never used in such a sense otherwise. Ultimately, tradition usurped definition.

χώραν - the position, proper place of a person or thing (cf. LSJ 3)

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And having received intimation of the divine will in a dream not to turn back to Herod, by another way they went back to their own country.

LITV Translation:
And having been warned by a dream not to return to Herod, they went back into their own country by another way.

ESV Translation:
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