Luke
Luke 2:8
8And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| there were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| shepherds | ποιμένες | poimenes | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4166 a shepherd |
| residing in the fields | ἀγραυλοῦντες | agraulountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G63 I spend the night in the open |
| nearby | χώρᾳ | chōra | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5561 region, land, fields |
| keeping | φυλάσσοντες | phylassontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5442 I keep, guard, observe |
| watch | φυλακὰς | phylakas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
| over | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| flocks | ποίμνην | poimnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4167 a flock |
| by night | νυκτὸς | nyktos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
Cross-references
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Psalm 78:70–71 · Genesis 31:39–40 · John 10:8–12 · 1 Samuel 17:34–35
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.