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Andκαὶyouσὺtoo,δέchild,παιδίονwill be calledκληθήσῃprophetπροφήτηςof the Most High;Ὑψίστουforγὰρyou will go beforeπροπορεύσῃthe Lordἐνώπιον κυρίουto prepareἑτοιμάσαιhis ways,ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ
Luke 1:76
Study it in the app“And you too, child, will be called prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:76, word by word
- childπαιδίονpaidion
child
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidion” appears- will be calledκληθήσῃklēthēsēi
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “klēthēsēi” appears- prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētēs” appears- of the Most HighὙψίστουHypsistou
highest
Most High. "In the highest" means in heaven, where God is.
Where else “Hypsistou” appears- you will go beforeπροπορεύσῃproporeusēi
go before
Go before, go ahead of someone.
Where else “proporeusēi” appears- the Lordἐνώπιονenōpion
before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- to prepareἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasai
prepare
Prepare, make ready.
Where else “hetoimasai” appears- his waysὁδοὺςhodous
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodous” appears
Translation note
It recalls Malachi 3:1 and Isaiah 40:3.
The context
75in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 · This verse (above)
77to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,
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?