Luke

Luke 1:3–4

³Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, ⁴so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.

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Luke 1:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	παρηκολουθηκότι	parēkolouthēkoti	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G3877 I accompany, follow closely, investigate
having carefully investigated	παρηκολουθηκότι	parēkolouthēkoti	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G3877 I accompany, follow closely, investigate
everything	πᾶσιν	pasin	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
from the beginning	ἄνωθεν	anōthen	Adverb	G509 from above, from the beginning, again
it seemed good	ἔδοξε	edoxe	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems
also to me	κἀμοὶ	kamoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G2504 I also, I too
to write	γράψαι	grapsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1125 I write
an orderly account	καθεξῆς	kathexēs	Adverb	G2517 in order, just after
for you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
most excellent	κράτιστε	kratiste	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular - Superlative	G2903 most excellent
Theophilus	Θεόφιλε	Theophile	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2321 Theophilus

Luke 1:4

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you may know	ἐπιγνῷς	epignōs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1921 I come to know, discern, recognize
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
certainty	ἀσφάλειαν	asphaleian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G803 safety, security, reliability
of	περὶ	peri	Preposition	G4012 about, concerning, around
things	λόγων	logōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
you have been taught	κατηχήθης	katēchēthēs	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G2727 I instruct orally

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Luke 1:3 Acts 1:1 · Acts 26:25 · Ecclesiastes 12:9 · Acts 11:4 · Acts 23:26 · Acts 24:3 · Acts 15:19 · Luke 1:1 · Acts 15:25

Luke 1:4 John 20:31 · Acts 18:25 · Galatians 6:6 · 1 Corinthians 14:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.