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Andκαὶsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςthere wasἐγένετοwithσὺνthe angelτῷ ἀγγέλῳa multitudeπλῆθοςof the heavenlyοὐρανίουarmyστρατιᾶςpraisingαἰνούντωνGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶsaying,λεγόντων
Luke 2:13
Study it in the app“And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:13, word by word
- suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs
suddenly
Suddenly.
Where else “exaiphnēs” appears- there wasἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- the angelἀγγέλῳangelōi
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelōi” appears- a multitudeπλῆθοςplēthos
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthos” appears- of the heavenlyοὐρανίουouraniou
heavenly
Heavenly, of heaven, belonging to heaven.
Where else “ouraniou” appears- armyστρατιᾶςstratias
army, host
Army, host; the heavenly host.
Where else “stratias” appears- praisingαἰνούντωνainountōn
praise
Praise.
Where else “ainountōn” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- sayingλεγόντωνlegontōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontōn” appears
The context
12And this will be the sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
13 · This verse (above)
14“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people of his good pleasure.”
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?