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Andδὲthey wereἦσανbothἀμφότεροιrighteousδίκαιοιbeforeἐναντίονGod,τοῦ θεοῦwalkingπορευόμενοιblamelessἄμεμπτοιinἐνallπάσαιςthe commandmentsταῖς ἐντολαῖςandκαὶordinancesδικαιώμασινof the Lord.τοῦ κυρίου
Luke 1:6
Study it in the app“And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:6, word by word
- they wereἦσανēsan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēsan” appears- bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroi
both
Both, the two together.
Where else “amphoteroi” appears- righteousδίκαιοιdikaioi
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaioi” appears- beforeἐναντίονenantion
before, in front of
Before, in front of, in the presence of; in the sight of.
Where else “enantion” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoi
walk
To live in a certain way.
Where else “poreuomenoi” appears- blamelessἄμεμπτοιamemptoi
blameless
Blameless, free from fault.
Where else “amemptoi” appears- the commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolais
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolais” appears- ordinancesδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasin
decree
A just command of God.
Where else “dikaiōmasin” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
The context
5There was, in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
6 · This verse (above)
7And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
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?