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the oathὅρκονthatὃνhe sworeὤμοσενtoπρὸςAbrahamἈβραὰμour father,τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶνto grantτοῦ δοῦναιusἡμῖν
Luke 1:73
Study it in the app“the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to grant us”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:73, word by word
- the oathὅρκονhorkon
oath
Oath.
Where else “horkon” appears- he sworeὤμοσενōmosen
swear
Swear, take an oath.
Where else “ōmosen” appears- 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- our fatherπατέραpatera
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “patera” appears- to grantδοῦναιdounai
grant
To let someone do something.
Where else “dounai” appears
The context
72to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
73 · This verse (above)
74that, without fear, rescued from the hand of enemies, we might serve him
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?