Luke
Luke 2:20
20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| shepherds | ποιμένες | poimenes | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4166 a shepherd |
| returned | ὑπέστρεψαν | hypestrepsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5290 I turn back, return |
| glorifying | δοξάζοντες | doxazontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1392 I glorify, honor, bestow glory on |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| praising | αἰνοῦντες | ainountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G134 I praise |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| for | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| all | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| they had heard | ἤκουσαν | ēkousan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| seen | εἶδον | eidon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| which was just as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| had told | ἐλαλήθη | elalēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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Psalm 106:48 · Acts 11:18 · 1 Chronicles 29:10–12 · Matthew 9:8 · Psalm 72:17–19 · Isaiah 29:19 · Luke 18:43 · Psalm 107:21 · Luke 19:37–38 · Acts 2:46–47 · Psalm 107:8 · Psalm 107:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.