Luke

Luke 1:72–75

⁷²to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember His holy covenant,

⁷³the oath He swore to our father Abraham,

to grant us ⁷⁴deliverance from hostile hands,

that we may serve Him without fear,

⁷⁵in holiness and righteousness before Him

all the days of our lives.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
deliverance	ῥυσθέντας	rhysthentas	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4506 I rescue
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
hostile	ἐχθρῶν	echthrōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2190 hated, hostile, an enemy
hands	χειρὸς	cheiros	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5495 a hand
that we may serve	λατρεύειν	latreuein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3000 I serve, worship
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
without fear	ἀφόβως	aphobōs	Adverb	G870 fearlessly

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
holiness	ὁσιότητι	hosiotēti	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G3742 holiness, godliness, piety
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
righteousness	δικαιοσύνῃ	dikaiosynē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1343 justice, justness, righteousness
before	ἐνώπιον	enōpion	Preposition	G1799 before the face of, in the presence of
Him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
all	πάσαις	pasais	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
the	ταῖς	tais	Article - Dative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
days	ἡμέραις	hēmerais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
of our lives	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I