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Andκαὶit had beenἦνrevealedκεχρηματισμένονto himαὐτῷbyὑπὸthe Holy Spiritτοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίουthat he would notμὴseeἰδεῖνdeathθάνατονbeforeπρὶν ἢ ἂνhe had seenἴδῃthe Lord’sκυρίουMessiah.τὸν χριστὸν
Luke 2:26
Study it in the app“And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:26, word by word
- it had beenἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- revealedκεχρηματισμένονkechrēmatismenon
warn
To receive a message from God.
Where else “kechrēmatismenon” appears- the Holy Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- the Holy Spiritἁγίουhagiou
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appears- seeἰδεῖνidein
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idein” appears- deathθάνατονthanaton
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanaton” appears- beforeπρὶνprin
before
Before, before that.
Where else “prin” appears- the Lord’sκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- Messiahχριστὸνchriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christon” appears
The context
25And look, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26 · This verse (above)
27And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, for them to do for him according to the custom of the law,
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?