Translation
Moreover, having seen, they made known the word
Go to footnote numberthat had been told to them concerning this child.
Paraphrase
And, having seen it for themselves, they spread far and wide the unavoidable event that had been told to them concerning this child.
Footnotes
1: “made known the word”
And here it is yet again, the emphasis on the “word” previously spoken. This term does not technically mean “prophecy” but it carries that kind of weight. It can mean “command,” although it is seldom used as a direct equivalent of ‘command.” Its meaning is somewhere between “command” and “prophecy;” I would call it an event that results from a previously spoken word that must be fulfilled.