Luke
Luke 1:2
2just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| just as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| they | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| were handed down | παρέδοσαν | paredosan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray |
| to us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| by | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the initial | ἀρχῆς | archēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G746 ruler, beginning |
| eyewitnesses | αὐτόπται | autoptai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G845 an eye-witness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| servants | ὑπηρέται | hypēretai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5257 a servant, an attendant |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγου | logou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
Cross-references
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John 15:27 · Acts 26:16 · Hebrews 2:3 · 2 Peter 1:16 · 1 John 1:1–3 · Acts 1:3 · Acts 1:21–22 · Acts 10:39–41 · Mark 1:1 · 1 Peter 5:1 · Colossians 1:23–25 · Luke 24:48
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.