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it seemed goodἔδοξεto me also,κἀμοὶhaving followedπαρηκολουθηκότιall thingsπᾶσινcloselyἀκριβῶςfrom the start,ἄνωθενto writeγράψαιfor youσοιin orderly sequence,καθεξῆςmost excellentκράτιστεTheophilus,Θεόφιλε
Luke 1:3
Study it in the app“it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely from the start, to write for you in orderly sequence, most excellent Theophilus,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:3, word by word
- it seemed goodἔδοξεedoxe
seem
To seem to be something; “to seem good” is to agree on a decision.
Where else “edoxe” appears- to me alsoκἀμοὶkamoi
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kamoi” appears- having followedπαρηκολουθηκότιparēkolouthēkoti
investigate
To follow the events step by step until knowing them well.
Where else “parēkolouthēkoti” appears- closelyἀκριβῶςakribōs
carefully, accurately
Carefully, accurately, exactly.
Where else “akribōs” appears- from the startἄνωθενanōthen
from the start
From the beginning.
Where else “anōthen” appears- to writeγράψαιgrapsai
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “grapsai” appears- in orderly sequenceκαθεξῆςkathexēs
in order
One behind another, in turn.
Where else “kathexēs” appears- most excellentκράτιστεkratiste
most excellent
Most excellent: a title of respect for persons of high rank.
Where else “kratiste” appears- TheophilusΘεόφιλεTheophile
Theophilus
Theophilus, a Greek name meaning "friend of God"; the man to whom Luke and Acts are addressed.
Where else “Theophile” appears
The context
2just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word handed them down to us,
3 · This verse (above)
4so that you may know the certainty concerning the words in which you have been instructed.
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?