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Andκαὶhis fatherὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦandκαὶmotherἡ μήτηρwereἦνmarvelingθαυμάζοντεςatἐπὶthe thingsτοῖςbeing saidλαλουμένοιςaboutπερὶhim.αὐτοῦ
Luke 2:33
Study it in the app“And his father and mother were marveling at the things being said about him.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:33, word by word
- his fatherπατὴρpatēr
parents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “patēr” appears- motherμήτηρmētēr
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētēr” appears- wereἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- marvelingθαυμάζοντεςthaumazontes
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “thaumazontes” appears- being saidλαλουμένοιςlaloumenois
tell
To tell someone something, announce it.
Where else “laloumenois” appears
The context
32a light for revelation to the nations and glory for your people Israel.”
33 · This verse (above)
34And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Look, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against
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?