Luke 2:2

Αὕτη ἡ ἀπογραφὴ πρώτη ἐγένετο ἡγεμονεύοντος τῆς Συρίας Κυρηνίου.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 3778; hautē; αὕτη; she; DPro-NFS

Strongs 582; apographē; ἀπογραφὴ; registration; N-NFS

Strongs 4413; prōtē; πρώτη; first; Adj-NFS

Strongs 1096; egeneto; ἐγένετο; has become; V-AIM-3S

Strongs 2230; hēgemoneuontos; ἡγεμονεύοντος; he who is governing; V-PPA-GMS

Strongs 3588; tēs; τῆς; the; Art-GFS

Strongs 4947; Syrias; Συρίας; of Syria; N-GFS

Strongs 2958; Kyrēniou; Κυρηνίου; Quirinius; N-GMS

RBT Hebrew Literal:

ἀπογραφή - Official Taxation Register

She, herself became first a taxation register of him who is governing, of the Adversity ("Syria")² of Quirinius.

Denarius Coin

Quirinus: A Roman God, Bearded "Wielder of the Spear" (front)

Cyres: A Goddess of agriculture, grain crops, fertility and motherly relationships "nourishment, grain" (enthroned on back)

56 BC. Denarius. Rome mint.

Goddess Ceres seated enthroned, holding a torch and three stalks of grain; an erect serpent to the right at her feet.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
(This enrolling was first, Cyrenius being leader of Syria.)

LITV Translation:
This registration first occurred under the governing of Syria by Cyrenius.

ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

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From צרה (tsarah) #6869. Hebrew, צרה refers to trouble, distress, adversity, or affliction. It describes situations of adversity or hardship, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual. Commonly used in the Hebrew Bible to express the challenges faced by individuals or communities, hence the "many holding many-colored blows/plagues" in Psalm 34:19: "Many are the adversities (צרוֹת) of the just..."