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Andκαὶcoming upἐπιστᾶσαat that veryαὐτῇ τῇhour,ὥρᾳshe was giving thanksἀνθωμολογεῖτοto Godτῷ θεῷandκαὶwas speakingἐλάλειaboutπερὶhimαὐτοῦto allπᾶσινwhoτοῖςwere waiting forπροσδεχομένοιςthe redemptionλύτρωσινof Jerusalem.Ἰερουσαλήμ
Luke 2:38
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:38, word by word
- coming upἐπιστᾶσαepistasa
stand by
To suddenly appear beside someone.
Where else “epistasa” appears- hourὥρᾳhōrai
hour
One of the twelve parts of the day, counted from morning.
Where else “hōrai” appears- she was giving thanksἀνθωμολογεῖτοanthōmologeito
give thanks
Give thanks, praise God.
Where else “anthōmologeito” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- was speakingἐλάλειelalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalei” appears- were waiting forπροσδεχομένοιςprosdechomenois
wait for
To look for something coming, like God's kingdom.
Where else “prosdechomenois” appears- the redemptionλύτρωσινlytrōsin
redemption, deliverance
Redemption, deliverance, setting free by a ransom.
Where else “lytrōsin” appears- of JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
37and 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.
38 · This verse (above)
39And when they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town, Nazareth.
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?