Luke
Luke 1:78–79
78because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the Dawnf will visit us from on high,
79to shine on those who live in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet
into the path of peace.”
Footnotes
- f 1:78 Or the Morning Light or the Sunrise
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.
Luke 1:78
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because of | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| tender | σπλάγχνα | splanchna | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4698 bowels, compassion, pity |
| mercy | ἐλέους | eleous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1656 pity, mercy |
| of our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| by | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| which | οἷς | hois | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| Dawn | ἀνατολὴ | anatolē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G395 rising of the sun, the East |
| will visit | ἐπισκέψεται | episkepsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1980 I look upon, visit, look out, select |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| from | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| on high | ὕψους | hypsous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5311 height, heaven |
Luke 1:79
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to shine on | ἐπιφᾶναι | epiphanai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2014 I appear, shine upon |
| those who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| live | καθημένοις | kathēmenois | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural | G2521 I sit, am seated |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| darkness | σκότει | skotei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G4655 darkness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| in | σκιᾷ | skia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4639 a shadow, thick darkness, an outline |
| of death | θανάτου | thanatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| to guide | κατευθῦναι | kateuthynai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2720 I make straight, direct |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| feet | πόδας | podas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4228 the foot |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| path | ὁδὸν | hodon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3598 a way, road, journey |
| of peace | εἰρήνης | eirēnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1515 peace, peace of mind |
Cross-references
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Luke 1:78 Malachi 4:2 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Revelation 22:16 · Numbers 24:17 · Isaiah 11:1 · Ephesians 5:14 · Zechariah 3:8 · Zechariah 6:12 · Colossians 3:12 · Philippians 2:1 · Isaiah 63:15 · 1 John 3:17
Luke 1:79 Isaiah 9:2 · Acts 26:18 · Matthew 4:16 · Isaiah 42:7 · Ephesians 5:8 · John 12:46 · John 8:12 · Psalm 107:14 · Psalm 107:10 · John 9:5 · Isaiah 49:9 · Psalm 23:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.