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Andκαὶit happenedἐγένετοafterμετὰthreeτρεῖςdaysἡμέραςthatthey foundεὗρονhimαὐτὸνinἐνthe temple,τῷ ἱερῷsittingκαθεζόμενονinἐνthe midstμέσῳof the teachers,τῶν διδασκάλωνbothκαὶlistening toἀκούονταthemαὐτῶνandκαὶquestioningἐπερωτῶνταthem.αὐτούς
Luke 2:46
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:46, word by word
- it happenedἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- threeτρεῖςtreis
three
Three.
Where else “treis” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- they foundεὗρονheuron
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuron” appears- the templeἱερῷhierōi
temple
The whole sacred precinct in Jerusalem, with its courts and porches.
Where else “hierōi” appears- sittingκαθεζόμενονkathezomenon
sit down
Sit down.
Where else “kathezomenon” appears- the midstμέσῳmesōi
middle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesōi” appears- of the teachersδιδασκάλωνdidaskalōn
teacher
Teacher, one who teaches.
Where else “didaskalōn” appears- listening toἀκούονταakouonta
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouonta” appears- questioningἐπερωτῶνταeperōtōnta
ask
Ask, question.
Where else “eperōtōnta” appears
The context
45and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, searching for him.
46 · This verse (above)
47And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.
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?