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Andδὲallπάντεςwhoοἱheardἀκούοντεςhimαὐτοῦwere astonishedἐξίσταντοatἐπὶhisαὐτοῦunderstandingτῇ συνέσειandκαὶhis answers.ταῖς ἀποκρίσεσιν
Luke 2:47
Study it in the app“And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:47, word by word
- heardἀκούοντεςakouontes
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akouontes” appears- were astonishedἐξίσταντοexistanto
be astonished
To be stunned by something unexpected.
Where else “existanto” appears- understandingσυνέσειsynesei
understanding
Understanding, insight.
Where else “synesei” appears- his answersἀποκρίσεσινapokrisesin
answer
Answer.
Where else “apokrisesin” appears
The context
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.
47 · This verse (above)
48And when they saw him, they were astounded; and his mother said to him, “Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in anguish.”
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?