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andκαὶwhen they had completedτελειωσάντωνthe days,τὰς ἡμέραςasἐν τῷtheyαὐτοὺςwere returning,ὑποστρέφεινthe boyὁ παῖςJesusἸησοῦςstayed behindὑπέμεινενinἐνJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλήμandκαὶhis parentsοἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦdid notοὐκknow it.ἔγνωσαν
Luke 2:43
Study it in the app“and when they had completed the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, and his parents did not know it.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:43, word by word
- when they had completedτελειωσάντωνteleiōsantōn
finish
To finish something, carry it out.
Where else “teleiōsantōn” appears- the daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- were returningὑποστρέφεινhypostrephein
return, turn back
Return, turn back, go back to where one came from.
Where else “hypostrephein” appears- the boyπαῖςpais
boy
A lad, or a son.
Where else “pais” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- stayed behindὑπέμεινενhypemeinen
stay behind
To linger when the others leave.
Where else “hypemeinen” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- his parentsγονεῖςgoneis
parent
Parents (father and mother).
Where else “goneis” appears- know itἔγνωσανegnōsan
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “egnōsan” 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
42And when he was twelve years old, as they went up according to the custom of the feast,
43 · This verse (above)
44But supposing him to be in the caravan, they went a day’s journey and were searching for him among the relatives and the acquaintances;
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?