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AndΚαὶthere wereἦσανshepherdsποιμένεςinἐνthat sameτῇ αὐτῇregion,τῇ χώρᾳliving out in the fieldsἀγραυλοῦντεςandκαὶkeepingφυλάσσοντεςwatchφυλακὰςby nightτῆς νυκτὸςoverἐπὶtheir flock.τὴν ποίμνην αὐτῶν
Luke 2:8
Study it in the app“And there were shepherds in that same region, living out in the fields and keeping watch by night over their flock.”
He is born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger; shepherds are told a Savior has been bornWho Jesus Is
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:8, word by word
- there wereἦσανēsan
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēsan” appears- shepherdsποιμένεςpoimenes
shepherd
One who looks after and leads sheep.
Where else “poimenes” appears- regionχώρᾳchōrai
region
A region, a country.
Where else “chōrai” appears- living out in the fieldsἀγραυλοῦντεςagraulountes
live outdoors
Live out in the fields, spend the night outdoors.
Where else “agraulountes” appears- keepingφυλάσσοντεςphylassontes
guard
To watch over something or someone.
Where else “phylassontes” appears- watchφυλακὰςphylakas
watch
Those on duty, or a part of the night.
Where else “phylakas” appears- by nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- their flockποίμνηνpoimnēn
flock
Flock.
Where else “poimnēn” appears
The context
7And she gave birth to her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the guest room.
8 · This verse (above)
9And an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were afraid with great fear.
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?