KJV: (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
YLT: as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, -- 'Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'
Darby: (as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
ASV: (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
γέγραπται | it has been written |
Parse: Verb, Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: γράφω Sense: to write, with reference to the form of the letters. |
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ἐν | in [the] |
Parse: Preposition Root: ἐν Sense: in, by, with etc. |
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νόμῳ | law |
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: νόμος Sense: anything established, anything received by usage, a custom, a law, a command. |
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Κυρίου | of [the] Lord |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: κύριος Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord. |
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ὅτι | - |
Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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Πᾶν | Every |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: πᾶς Sense: individually. |
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ἄρσεν | male |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: ἄρρην Sense: a male. |
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διανοῖγον | opening |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: διανοίγω Sense: to open by dividing or drawing asunder, to open thoroughly (what had been closed). |
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μήτραν | a womb |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: μήτρα Sense: the womb. |
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ἅγιον | holy |
Parse: Adjective, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: ἅγιος Sense: most holy thing, a saint. |
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τῷ | to the |
Parse: Article, Dative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Κυρίῳ | Lord |
Parse: Noun, Dative Masculine Singular Root: κύριος Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord. |
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κληθήσεται | shall be called |
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: καλέω Sense: to call. |
Greek Commentary for Luke 2:23
No articles, but definite by preposition and genitive. Vincent notes that “law” occurs in this chapter five times. Paul (Galatians 4:4) will urge that Jesus “was made under the law” as Luke here explains. The law did not require that the child be brought to Jerusalem. The purification concerned the mother, the presentation the son. [source]
The word law occurs in this chapter five times; oftener than in all the rest of this Gospel put together. Luke emphasizes the fact that Jesus” was made under the law” (Galatians 4:4), and accordingly elaborates the details of the fulfilment of the law by the parents of both John and Jesus. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 2:23
Eyebrow Past perfect indicative, stood built.That they might throw him down headlong Neat Greek idiom with ωστε hōste for intended result, “so as to cast him down the precipice.” The infinitive alone can convey the same meaning (Matthew 2:2; Matthew 20:28; Luke 2:23). Κρημνος Krēmnos is an overhanging bank or precipice from κρεμαννυμι kremannumi to hang. Κατα Kata is down. The verb occurs in Xenophon, Demosthenes, lxx, Josephus. Here only in the N.T. At the southwest corner of the town of Nazareth such a cliff today exists overhanging the Maronite convent. Murder was in the hearts of the people. By pushing him over they hoped to escape technical guilt. [source]
Neat Greek idiom with ωστε hōste for intended result, “so as to cast him down the precipice.” The infinitive alone can convey the same meaning (Matthew 2:2; Matthew 20:28; Luke 2:23). Κρημνος Krēmnos is an overhanging bank or precipice from κρεμαννυμι kremannumi to hang. Κατα Kata is down. The verb occurs in Xenophon, Demosthenes, lxx, Josephus. Here only in the N.T. At the southwest corner of the town of Nazareth such a cliff today exists overhanging the Maronite convent. Murder was in the hearts of the people. By pushing him over they hoped to escape technical guilt. [source]
Dative of disadvantage. “Used here for the first time as a name for the Christians” (Knowling), but it came to be the common and normal (Hackett) term for followers of Christ (Acts 9:32, Acts 9:41; Acts 26:10; 1 Corinthians 1:2, etc.). This common word is from το αγος to hagos religious awe or reverence and is applied to God‘s name (Luke 1:49), God‘s temple (Matthew 24:15), God‘s people as set apart for God (Luke 1:70; Luke 2:23; Romans 1:7, etc.). Ananias in his ignorance saw in Saul only the man with an evil reputation while Jesus saw in Saul the man transformed by grace to be a messenger of mercy. [source]