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Andδὲfearφόβοςseizedἔλαβενall,πάνταςandκαὶthey were glorifyingἐδόξαζονGod,τὸν θεὸνsaying,λέγοντες“A greatμέγαςprophetΠροφήτηςhas been raised upἠγέρθηamongἐνus!”ἡμῖνand,καὶ“Godὁ θεὸςhas visitedἘπεσκέψατοhis people!”τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ
Luke 7:16
Study it in the app“And fear seized all, and they were glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has been raised up among us!” and, “God has visited his people!””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 7:16, word by word
- fearφόβοςphobos
fear
The fear that seizes one before danger or something terrible.
Where else “phobos” appears- seizedἔλαβενelaben
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “elaben” appears- they were glorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazon
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “edoxazon” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “A greatμέγαςmegas
greater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “megas” appears- prophetΠροφήτηςProphētēs
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “Prophētēs” appears- has been raised upἠγέρθηēgerthē
raise up
To make someone appear, to raise up.
Where else “ēgerthē” appears- has visitedἘπεσκέψατοEpeskepsato
visit
To go see someone and care for them.
Where else “Epeskepsato” appears- his peopleλαὸνlaon
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laon” appears
The context
15And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and he gave him to his mother.
16 · This verse (above)
17And this account about him went out in all Judea and all the surrounding region.
To study Luke 7 in a group
1. What it says
What does the centurion say when asking for his servant to be healed, and what does Jesus say about his faith? (vv. 6-9)
2. What it means
Jesus answers Simon the Pharisee with the story of two debtors. What does he want to show him about the woman and about himself? (vv. 40-47)
3. How I live it
The centurion and the woman both came to Jesus humbly. How can you come to him sincerely today?