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Andκαὶthisτοῦτοwill bethe signτὸ σημεῖονfor you:ὑμῖνyou will findεὑρήσετεa babyβρέφοςwrapped in swaddling clothsἐσπαργανωμένονandκαὶlyingκείμενονinἐνa manger.”φάτνῃ
Luke 2:12
Study it in the app“And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:12, word by word
- the signσημεῖονsēmeion
mark
A mark that identifies something.
Where else “sēmeion” appears- you will findεὑρήσετεheurēsete
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurēsete” appears- a babyβρέφοςbrephos
baby, infant
Baby, infant: a newborn child, or a child not yet born.
Where else “brephos” appears- wrapped in swaddling clothsἐσπαργανωμένονesparganōmenon
wrap in cloths
Wrap a newborn in strips of cloth.
Where else “esparganōmenon” appears- lyingκείμενονkeimenon
lie
To lie, be laid down.
Where else “keimenon” appears- a mangerφάτνῃphatnēi
manger
Manger: a feeding trough for animals; also a stall.
Where else “phatnēi” appears
The context
11for today a Savior has been born to you who is the Messiah, the Lord, in the city of David.
12 · This verse (above)
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying,
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?