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

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Luke 1:78

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
because ofδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
tenderσπλάγχναsplanchnaNoun - Accusative Neuter PluralG4698 bowels, compassion, pity
mercyἐλέουςeleousNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG1656 pity, mercy
of ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
byἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
whichοἷςhoisPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter PluralG3739 who, which, what, that
DawnἀνατολὴanatolēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG395 rising of the sun, the East
will visitἐπισκέψεταιepiskepsetaiVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1980 I look upon, visit, look out, select
usἡμᾶςhēmasPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluralG1473 I
fromἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
on highὕψουςhypsousNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG5311 height, heaven

Luke 1:79

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
to shine onἐπιφᾶναιepiphanaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG2014 I appear, shine upon
those whoτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
liveκαθημένοιςkathēmenoisVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine PluralG2521 I sit, am seated
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
darknessσκότειskoteiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG4655 darkness
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
inσκιᾷskiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4639 a shadow, thick darkness, an outline
of deathθανάτουthanatouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2288 death
to guideκατευθῦναιkateuthynaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG2720 I make straight, direct
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
feetπόδαςpodasNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG4228 the foot
intoεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
pathὁδὸνhodonNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3598 a way, road, journey
of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind

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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.