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Καὶ ἐλθόντες εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, εἶδον τὸ παιδίον μετὰ Μαρίας τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ πεσόντες προσεκύνησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀνοίξαντες τοὺς θησαυροὺς αὐτῶν προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ δῶρα, χρυσὸν καὶ λίβανον καὶ σμύρναν.
RBT Greek Interlinear:
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 2064  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
elthontes
ἐλθόντες
those who have come
V-APA-NMP
Strongs 1519  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
eis
εἰς
into
Prep
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
tēn
τὴν
the
Art-AFS
Strongs 3614  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
oikian
οἰκίαν
house
N-AFS
Strongs 3708  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
eidon
εἶδον
I/they perceived
V-AIA-3P
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
to
τὸ
the
Art-ANS
Strongs 3813  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
paidion
παιδίον
little child
N-ANS
Strongs 3326  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
meta
μετὰ
in company with/after
Prep
Strongs 3137  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
Marias
Μαρίας
Mary
N-GFS
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
tēs
τῆς
the
Art-GFS
Strongs 3384  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
mētros
μητρὸς
of mother
N-GFS
Strongs 846  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
autou
αὐτοῦ
himself
PPro-GM3S
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 4098  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
pesontes
πεσόντες
those who have fallen down
V-APA-NMP
Strongs 4352  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
prosekynēsan
προσεκύνησαν
did kiss
V-AIA-3P
Strongs 846  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
autō
αὐτῷ
to himself
PPro-DM3S
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 455  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
anoixantes
ἀνοίξαντες
those who have opened
V-APA-NMP
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
tous
τοὺς
the
Art-AMP
Strongs 2344  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
thēsaurous
θησαυροὺς
treasure-storehouses
N-AMP
Strongs 846  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
autōn
αὐτῶν
of themselves
PPro-GM3P
Strongs 4374  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
prosēnenkan
προσήνεγκαν
they brought
V-AIA-3P
Strongs 846  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
autō
αὐτῷ
to himself
PPro-DM3S
Strongs 1435  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
dōra
δῶρα
gifts
N-ANP
Strongs 5557  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
chryson
χρυσὸν
gold
N-AMS
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 3030  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
libanon
λίβανον
frankincense
N-AMS
Strongs 2532  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
kai
καὶ
and
Conj
Strongs 4666  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
smyrnan
σμύρναν
myrrh
N-AFS
RBT Hebrew Literal:
Those who fell below kissed it, and opened the "Banks" of themselves
And those who have come into the House perceived the Little Child in company with Bitter-Rebel, the Mother of himself, and those who have fallen kissed to himself. And those who have opened the treasure-storehouses of themselves offered to himself presents/bribes, gold and frankincense and myrrh.8b
Money Changers

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

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And having come into the house, they found the young child with Mary his mother, and having fallen, they worshipped him; and having opened their treasures they brought forward to him gifts, gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
LITV Translation:
And having come into the house, they saw the child with His mother Mary. And falling down, they worshiped Him. And opening their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold and frankincense and myrrh.
ESV Translation:
And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Footnotes

8b

"Merry Christmas"

The magicians and traders are in the (Treasure) House, buying and selling, trafficking people, symbolized in the gold, frankincense, and myrhh.

"Don't treasure up for yourselves treasure-storehouses on the Earth..." (Matt. 6:19 RBT)

Strong's #G2344, θησαυρός (thēsaurós): Originally meaning a "strong-room" or "magazine" (Hdt. 2.150; SIG 419.17 [Delphi, 3rd century BCE]; LXX Deut. 32:34), the term also denoted a "store" or "treasure" (Ar. Av. 599). It was especially used for the treasuries constructed at Delphi by various Greek city-states (e.g., SIG 8 [6th century BCE]; Hdt. 1.14; Xen. Anab. 5.3.5; Strabo 4.1.13) and metaphorically applied to natural resources, such as the silver mines at Laureion (θησαυρός χθονός, Aesch. Pers. 238 [troch.]). It also referred to bank vaults in later periods (e.g., PLips. 62ii 14 [4th century CE]).