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the hungryπεινῶνταςhe has filledἐνέπλησενwith good things,ἀγαθῶνandκαὶthe richπλουτοῦνταςhe has sent awayἐξαπέστειλενempty.κενούς
Luke 1:53
Study it in the app“the hungry he has filled with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.”
Mary sings that God brings down the mighty and lifts up the lowlyHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:53, word by word
- the hungryπεινῶνταςpeinōntas
be hungry
To feel in the body the lack of food.
Where else “peinōntas” appears- he has filledἐνέπλησενeneplēsen
fill
Give until nothing is lacking; be satisfied.
Where else “eneplēsen” appears- with good thingsἀγαθῶνagathōn
possessions
What one owns, possessions.
Where else “agathōn” appears- the richπλουτοῦνταςploutountas
be rich
To have many possessions.
Where else “ploutountas” appears- he has sent awayἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilen
send away
To dismiss someone.
Where else “exapesteilen” appears- emptyκενούςkenous
empty
With nothing inside, or with nothing in one's hands.
Where else “kenous” appears
The context
52he has brought down rulers from thrones and exalted the lowly;
53 · This verse (above)
54He has helped Israel his servant, remembering mercy,
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?