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Butδὲsupposingνομίσαντεςhimαὐτὸνto beεἶναιinἐνthe caravan,τῇ συνοδίᾳthey wentἦλθονa day’sἡμέραςjourneyὁδὸνandκαὶwere searching forἀνεζήτουνhimαὐτὸνamongἐνthe relativesτοῖς συγγενεῦσινandκαὶthe acquaintances;τοῖς γνωστοῖς
Luke 2:44
Study it in the app“But supposing him to be in the caravan, they went a day’s journey and were searching for him among the relatives and the acquaintances;”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:44, word by word
- supposingνομίσαντεςnomisantes
think, suppose
Think, suppose, consider something to be so.
Where else “nomisantes” appears- to beεἶναιeinai
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “einai” appears- the caravanσυνοδίᾳsynodiai
caravan
Caravan, group of travelers.
Where else “synodiai” appears- they wentἦλθονēlthon
go
To set out toward a place.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- a day’sἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- journeyὁδὸνhodon
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appears- were searching forἀνεζήτουνanezētoun
look for
Look for, search carefully for someone.
Where else “anezētoun” appears- the relativesσυγγενεῦσινsyngeneusin
relative
Relative, kinsman.
Where else “syngeneusin” appears- the acquaintancesγνωστοῖςgnōstois
acquaintance
A friend, someone close.
Where else “gnōstois” appears
The context
43and when they had completed the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, and his parents did not know it.
44 · This verse (above)
45and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.
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?