Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Then Herod privily called the wise men (tote hrwdhv laqrai kalesav touv magouv). He had manifestly not told members of the Sanhedrin why he was concerned about the Messiah. So he conceals his motives to the Magi. And yet he "learned of them carefully" (ekribwsen), "learned exactly" or "accurately." He was anxious to see if the Jewish prophecy of the birthplace of the Messiah agreed with the indications of the star to the Magi. He kept to himself his purpose. The time of the appearing star (ton xronon tou fainomenou asterov) is not "the time when the star appeared," but the age of the star's appearance.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 2:7:
Matthew 4:5
Luke 2:39
Acts 13:6
1 Corinthians 15:41
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