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andκαὶheαὐτὸςtookἐδέξατοhimαὐτὸintoεἰςhis armsτὰς ἀγκάλαςandκαὶblessedεὐλόγησενGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν
Luke 2:28
Study it in the app“and he took him into his arms and blessed God and said,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:28, word by word
- tookἐδέξατοedexato
take
To accept what someone gives you.
Where else “edexato” appears- his armsἀγκάλαςankalas
arms
Arms, the bent arm for holding.
Where else “ankalas” appears- blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsen
praise
To speak well of God, give him thanks.
Where else “eulogēsen” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears
The context
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,
28 · This verse (above)
29“Now you are releasing your slave, Sovereign, according to your word, in peace;
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?