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just asκαθὼςhe spokeἐλάλησενtoπρὸςour fathers,τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶνto Abrahamτῷ Ἀβραὰμandκαὶto his offspringτῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦforever.”εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
Luke 1:55
Study it in the app“just as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:55, word by word
- he spokeἐλάλησενelalēsen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsen” appears- our fathersπατέραςpateras
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “pateras” appears- to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraam
Abraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appears- to his offspringσπέρματιspermati
offspring
Someone's children and descendants.
Where else “spermati” appears- foreverαἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears
The context
54He has helped Israel his servant, remembering mercy,
55 · This verse (above)
56And Mary stayed with her about three months and returned to her home.
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?