Luke

Luke 1:72–73

⁷²to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember His holy covenant,

⁷³the oath He swore to our father Abraham,

to grant us

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to show	ποιῆσαι	poiēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make
mercy	ἔλεος	eleos	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1656 pity, mercy
to	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
fathers	πατέρων	paterōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to remember	μνησθῆναι	mnēsthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G3403 I remember, recall
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
holy	ἁγίας	hagias	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
covenant	διαθήκης	diathēkēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1242 a covenant, will, testament

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
oath	ὅρκον	horkon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3727 an oath
He swore	ὤμοσεν	ōmosen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3660 I swear, take an oath
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
father	πατέρα	patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
Abraham	Ἀβραὰμ	Abraam	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G11 Abraham
to grant	δοῦναι	dounai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1325 I offer, give
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 1:72 Hebrews 6:13–18 · Leviticus 26:42 · Micah 7:20 · Psalm 106:45 · Romans 11:28 · Ezekiel 16:60 · Luke 1:54–55 · Genesis 26:4 · Genesis 28:14 · Psalm 105:8–10 · Acts 3:25–26 · Genesis 22:18

Luke 1:73 Genesis 22:16–18 · Deuteronomy 7:8 · Psalm 105:9 · Deuteronomy 7:12 · Jeremiah 11:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.