Luke

Luke 2:37

37and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four.f She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

Footnotes

  • f 2:37 Or was a widow for eighty-four years

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
and thenκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
a widowχήραchēraNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5503 a widow
eighty-fourὀγδοήκονταogdoēkontaAdjective - Genitive Neuter PluralG3589 eighty
never leftἀφίστατοaphistatoVerb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG868 I lead away, seduce, depart, abstain from
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
templeἱεροῦhierouNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG2411 a temple
worshipedλατρεύουσαlatreuousaVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularG3000 I serve, worship
nightνύκταnyktaNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3571 the night, night-time
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
dayἡμέρανhēmeranNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2250 a day
fastingνηστείαιςnēsteiaisNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG3521 fasting, the day of atonement
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
prayingδεήσεσινdeēsesinNoun - Dative Feminine PluralG1162 supplication, prayer

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1 Timothy 5:5 · Psalm 23:6 · Acts 14:23 · Psalm 27:4 · Acts 13:3 · Acts 26:7

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