Luke
Luke 2:39–40
39When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
40And the Child grew and became strong.g He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
Footnotes
- g 2:40 BYZ and TR became strong in spirit
Word by word
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Luke 2:39
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| had done | ἐτέλεσαν | etelesan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5055 I end, accomplish, pay |
| everything | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| required by | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| they returned | ἐπέστρεψαν | epestrepsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1994 I turn back to |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Galilee | Γαλιλαίαν | Galilaian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1056 Galilee |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| their | ἑαυτῶν | heautōn | Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| town | πόλιν | polin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| of Nazareth | Ναζαρέθ | Nazareth | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3478 Nazareth |
Luke 2:40
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | Τὸ | To | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Child | παιδίον | paidion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3813 a little child, an infant |
| grew | ηὔξανεν | ēuxanen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| became strong | ἐκραταιοῦτο | ekrataiouto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2901 I strengthen, confirm, grow strong |
| He was filled | πληρούμενον | plēroumenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete |
| with wisdom | σοφίᾳ | sophia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4678 wisdom |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| grace | χάρις | charis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| upon | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| Him | αὐτό | auto | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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Luke 2:39 Luke 2:4 · Matthew 3:15 · Deuteronomy 12:32 · Galatians 4:4–5 · Luke 2:51 · Matthew 2:22–23 · Luke 2:21–24
Luke 2:40 Luke 2:52 · Luke 1:80 · Isaiah 11:1–5 · John 1:14 · 1 Samuel 2:26 · 1 Samuel 3:19 · Isaiah 53:1–2 · Luke 2:47 · Ephesians 6:10 · Psalm 22:9 · Judges 13:24 · 1 Samuel 2:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.