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Andδὲwhen they saw this,ἰδόντεςthey made knownἐγνώρισανthe wordπερὶ τοῦ ῥήματοςthatτοῦhad been spokenλαληθέντοςto themαὐτοῖςaboutπερὶthisτούτουchild.τοῦ παιδίου
Luke 2:17
Study it in the app“And when they saw this, they made known the word that had been spoken to them about this child.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:17, word by word
- when they saw thisἰδόντεςidontes
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idontes” appears- they made knownἐγνώρισανegnōrisan
make known
To let others learn something.
Where else “egnōrisan” appears- the wordῥήματοςrhēmatos
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēmatos” appears- had been spokenλαληθέντοςlalēthentos
tell
To tell someone something, announce it.
Where else “lalēthentos” appears- childπαιδίουpaidiou
child
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidiou” appears
The context
16And they went in haste and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.
17 · This verse (above)
18And all who heard it were amazed at the things spoken by the shepherds to them.
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?