Luke

Luke 1:76–77

⁷⁶And you, child, will be called

a prophet of the Most High;

for you will go on before the Lord

to prepare the way for Him,

⁷⁷to give to His people the knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins,

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
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
child	παιδίον	paidion	Noun - Vocative Neuter Singular	G3813 a little child, an infant
will be called	κληθήσῃ	klēthēsē	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
a prophet	προφήτης	prophētēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4396 a prophet, poet
of	Ὑψίστου	Hypsistou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular - Superlative	G5310 highest, most high, the heights
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
you will go on	προπορεύσῃ	proporeusē	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular	G4313 I precede, pass on before
before	ἐνώπιον	enōpion	Preposition	G1799 before the face of, in the presence of
the Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
to prepare	ἑτοιμάσαι	hetoimasai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2090 I make ready, prepare
the way	ὁδοὺς	hodous	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3598 a way, road, journey
for Him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to give	δοῦναι	dounai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1325 I offer, give
to	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
people	λαῷ	laō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
the knowledge	γνῶσιν	gnōsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1108 knowledge, doctrine, wisdom
of salvation	σωτηρίας	sōtērias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4991 deliverance, salvation
through	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
forgiveness	ἀφέσει	aphesei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G859 deliverance, pardon, complete forgiveness
of their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
sins	ἁμαρτιῶν	hamartiōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G266 a sin

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

Luke 1:76 Malachi 3:1 · Isaiah 40:3–5 · Mark 1:2–3 · Matthew 3:3 · Matthew 11:9–10 · Matthew 14:5 · John 1:23 · Acts 16:17 · Luke 1:35 · Luke 1:32 · John 3:28 · Mark 11:32

Luke 1:77 Acts 5:31 · Acts 10:43 · Acts 2:38 · John 1:34 · Ephesians 1:7 · Acts 3:19 · John 1:29 · Luke 7:47–50 · Luke 3:6 · Mark 1:3–4 · Luke 3:3 · John 3:27–36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.