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just asκαθὼςthose whoοἱfromἀπ’the beginningἀρχῆςwereγενόμενοιeyewitnessesαὐτόπταιandκαὶservantsὑπηρέταιof the wordτοῦ λόγουhanded them downπαρέδοσανto us,ἡμῖν
Luke 1:2
Study it in the app“just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:2, word by word
- the beginningἀρχῆςarchēs
beginning
The point where something starts: its first moment.
Where else “archēs” appears- wereγενόμενοιgenomenoi
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenoi” appears- eyewitnessesαὐτόπταιautoptai
eyewitness
Eyewitness: someone who saw it with their own eyes.
Where else “autoptai” appears- servantsὑπηρέταιhypēretai
assistant
A helper who serves another.
Where else “hypēretai” appears- of the wordλόγουlogou
message
What God says, proclaimed to people.
Where else “logou” appears- handed them downπαρέδοσανparedosan
hand down
To pass a teaching on to others.
Where else “paredosan” appears
The context
1Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things that have been fully accomplished among us,
2 · This verse (above)
3it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely from the start, to write for you in orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus,
To study Luke 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the angel Gabriel tell Mary about the son she will have, and how does she answer at the end? (vv. 30-38)
2. What it means
Why do you think Zechariah was left unable to speak while Mary was not, when both asked the angel a question? (vv. 18-20, 34-38)
3. How I live it
Which promise of God is hard for you to believe today, and what small step could you take in trust, like Mary?