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according toκατὰthe customτὸ ἔθοςof the priesthood,τῆς ἱερατείαςhe was chosen by lotἔλαχεto burn incenseτοῦ θυμιᾶσαιafterenteringεἰσελθὼνintoεἰςthe sanctuaryτὸν ναὸνof the Lord.τοῦ κυρίου
Luke 1:9
Study it in the app“according to the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to burn incense after entering into the sanctuary of the Lord.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:9, word by word
- the customἔθοςethos
custom
Custom.
Where else “ethos” appears- of the priesthoodἱερατείαςhierateias
priesthood
Priesthood, the office of priest.
Where else “hierateias” appears- he was chosen by lotἔλαχεelache
obtain by lot
Fall to one by drawing; obtain.
Where else “elache” appears- to burn incenseθυμιᾶσαιthymiasai
burn incense
Burn incense, offer incense.
Where else “thymiasai” appears- enteringεἰσελθὼνeiselthōn
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthōn” appears- the sanctuaryναὸνnaon
sanctuary
God's house inside the temple.
Where else “naon” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
The context
8Now it happened while he was serving as priest in the order of his division before God,
9 · This verse (above)
10And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
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?