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forὅτιtodayσήμερονa Saviorσωτὴρhas been bornἐτέχθηto youὑμῖνwhoὅςisἐστινthe Messiah,χριστὸςthe Lord,κύριοςinἐνthe cityπόλειof David.Δαυίδ
Luke 2:11
Study it in the app“for today a Savior has been born to you who is the Messiah, the Lord, in the city of David.”
He is born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger; shepherds are told a Savior has been bornWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:11, word by word
- todayσήμερονsēmeron
today
Today.
Where else “sēmeron” appears- a Saviorσωτὴρsōtēr
Savior
Savior.
Where else “sōtēr” appears- has been bornἐτέχθηetechthē
give birth
To have a baby, or be born.
Where else “etechthē” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the Messiahχριστὸςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- the Lordκύριοςkyrios
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrios” appears- the cityπόλειpolei
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polei” appears- of DavidΔαυίδDauid
David
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
Where else “Dauid” appears
Translation note
Literally “Messiah Lord,” without the article.
The context
10And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for look, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people;
11 · This verse (above)
12And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
To study Luke 2 in a group
1. What it says
What sign does the angel give the shepherds to recognize the child, and what do they do afterward? (vv. 10-20)
2. What it means
What do Simeon and Anna say about the child, and why do their words amaze Joseph and Mary? (vv. 25-38)
3. How I live it
Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (v. 19). What could you keep and ponder this week?