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AndΚαὶJesusἸησοῦςkept advancingπροέκοπτενin wisdomσοφίᾳandκαὶstatureἡλικίᾳandκαὶfavorχάριτιwithπαρὰGodθεῷandκαὶpeople.ἀνθρώποις
Luke 2:52
Study it in the app“And Jesus kept advancing in wisdom and stature and favor with God and people.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:52, word by word
- 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- kept advancingπροέκοπτενproekopten
advance, progress
Advance, progress, grow; of time, be far spent.
Where else “proekopten” appears- in wisdomσοφίᾳsophiai
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophiai” appears- statureἡλικίᾳhēlikiai
stature
How tall someone is.
Where else “hēlikiai” appears- favorχάριτιchariti
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “chariti” appears- Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears
Translation note
Hēlikia can mean “stature” or “age.”
The context
51And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and he was subject to them. And his mother kept all these words in her heart.
52 · This verse (above)
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?