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andκαὶsheαὐτὴwasa widowχήραuntil she wasἕωςeighty-fourὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρωνyears old.ἐτῶνSheἣdid notοὐκleaveἀφίστατοthe temple,τοῦ ἱεροῦserving Godλατρεύουσαwith fastingsνηστείαιςandκαὶpetitionsδεήσεσινnightνύκταandκαὶday.ἡμέραν
Luke 2:37
Study it in the app“and she was a widow until she was eighty-four years old. She did not leave the temple, serving God with fastings and petitions night and day.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:37, word by word
- a widowχήραchēra
widow
Widow.
Where else “chēra” appears- eighty-fourὀγδοήκονταogdoēkonta
eighty
Eighty.
Where else “ogdoēkonta” appears- eighty-fourτεσσάρωνtessarōn
four
Four.
Where else “tessarōn” appears- years oldἐτῶνetōn
year
Year.
Where else “etōn” appears- leaveἀφίστατοaphistato
depart
To move away from a place or person.
Where else “aphistato” appears- the templeἱεροῦhierou
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierou” appears- serving Godλατρεύουσαlatreuousa
worship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
Where else “latreuousa” appears- with fastingsνηστείαιςnēsteiais
fasting
Fasting, a fast.
Where else “nēsteiais” appears- petitionsδεήσεσινdeēsesin
prayer, petition
Prayer, petition: a prayer that asks for something.
Where else “deēsesin” appears- nightνύκταnykta
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nykta” appears- dayἡμέρανhēmeran
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeran” appears
Translation note
It can also be understood as “a widow for eighty-four years.”
The context
36And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in many days, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
37 · This verse (above)
38And coming up at that very hour, she was giving thanks to God and was speaking about him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
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?