Luke
Luke 2:11–12
11Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord! 12And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
Word by word
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Luke 2:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | σήμερον | sēmeron | Adverb | G4594 today, now |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| city | πόλει | polei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| of David | Δαυίδ | Dauid | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1138 David |
| a Savior | Σωτήρ | Sōtēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver |
| has been born | ἐτέχθη | etechthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5088 I bear, bring forth, produce |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| He | ὅς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Christ | Χριστὸς | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
Luke 2:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| a | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| sign | σημεῖον | sēmeion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4592 a sign, miracle, indication |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| You will find | εὑρήσετε | heurēsete | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2147 I find |
| a baby | βρέφος | brephos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1025 infant, babe |
| wrapped in swaddling cloths | ἐσπαργανωμένον | esparganōmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4683 I wrap in swaddling clothes |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| lying | κείμενον | keimenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2749 I lie, recline, am laid |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| a manger | φάτνῃ | phatnē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5336 a manger, feeding-trough |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 2:11 Isaiah 9:6 · Matthew 1:21 · Acts 2:36 · Titus 3:4–7 · Matthew 16:16 · 1 John 5:1 · John 4:42 · Luke 1:43 · Philippians 2:11 · Luke 2:4 · Acts 5:31 · Acts 10:36
Luke 2:12 Isaiah 7:14 · Isaiah 53:1–2 · Isaiah 7:11 · Psalm 22:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.