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andκαὶwhen they did notμὴfind him,εὑρόντεςthey returnedὑπέστρεψανtoεἰςJerusalem,Ἰερουσαλὴμsearching forἀναζητοῦντεςhim.αὐτόν
Luke 2:45
Study it in the app“and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:45, word by word
- find himεὑρόντεςheurontes
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurontes” appears- they returnedὑπέστρεψανhypestrepsan
return, turn back
Return, turn back, go back to where one came from.
Where else “hypestrepsan” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- searching forἀναζητοῦντεςanazētountes
look for
Look for, search carefully for someone.
Where else “anazētountes” 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
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;
45 · This verse (above)
46And it happened after three days that they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and questioning them.
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?