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to shine onἐπιφᾶναιthose whoτοῖςsitκαθημένοιςinἐνdarknessσκότειandκαὶthe shadowσκιᾷof death,θανάτουto guideτοῦ κατευθῦναιour feetτοὺς πόδας ἡμῶνintoεἰςthe wayὁδὸνof peace.”εἰρήνης
Luke 1:79
Study it in the app“to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:79, word by word
- to shine onἐπιφᾶναιepiphanai
shine, appear
Shine on, give light; appear.
Where else “epiphanai” appears- sitκαθημένοιςkathēmenois
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “kathēmenois” appears- darknessσκότειskotei
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotei” appears- the shadowσκιᾷskiai
shade, shadow
Shadow, shade.
Where else “skiai” appears- of deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- to guideκατευθῦναιkateuthynai
guide, direct
Guide, direct, keep straight.
Where else “kateuthynai” appears- our feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- the wayὁδὸνhodon
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appears- of peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēs
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēs” appears
The context
78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us,
79 · This verse (above)
80And the child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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?