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“NowΝῦνyou are releasingἀπολύειςyour slave,τὸν δοῦλόν σουSovereign,δέσποταaccording toκατὰyour word,τὸ ῥῆμά σουinἐνpeace;εἰρήνῃ
Luke 2:29
Study it in the app““Now you are releasing your slave, Sovereign, according to your word, in peace;”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:29, word by word
- you are releasingἀπολύειςapolyeis
send away
To bid someone farewell and let them go.
Where else “apolyeis” appears- your slaveδοῦλόνdoulon
slave
A person who belongs to a master and serves him.
Where else “doulon” appears- Sovereignδέσποταdespota
Sovereign
God or the Messiah, who rules over all.
Where else “despota” appears- your wordῥῆμάrhēma
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēma” appears- peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēi
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēi” appears
The context
28and he took him into his arms and blessed God and said,
29 · This verse (above)
30for my eyes have seen your salvation,
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?