Luke 1:68

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εὐλογητὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ· ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ,

Transliteration

Eulogētos Kyrios the Theos of Israel; for epeskepsato and epoiēsen lytrōsin the laō of him,

Grammar Details

*Eulogētos*: adjective, nominative masculine singular - blessed
*Kyrios*: nominative masculine singular - Lord
*Theos*: nominative masculine singular - God
*epeskepsato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he/she/it visited
*epoiēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he/she/it made/did
*lytrōsin*: accusative feminine singular - redemption
*laō*: dative masculine singular - to people

Word Meanings

*Eulogētos*: blessed/praised/worthy of praise
*Kyrios*: Lord/YHWH/Master
*Theos*: God/deity
*epeskepsato*: visited/looked upon/showed concern for
*epoiēsen*: made/did/accomplished/performed
*lytrōsin*: redemption/ransom/deliverance
*laō*: people/nation/group

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 7:16 : 16 And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, {G3754} God hath visited his people.
Ps 106:48 : 48 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah.
Ps 41:13 : 13 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Ps 111:9 : 9 He hath sent redemption unto his people; He hath commanded his covenant for ever: Holy and reverend is his name.
1 Kgs 1:48 : 48 And also thus said the king, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
1 Chr 29:10 : 10 Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
Exod 4:31 : 31 And the people believed: and when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Luke 19:44 : 44 and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
Eph 1:7 : 7 in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
1 Chr 29:20 : 20 And David said to all the assembly, Now bless Jehovah your God. And all the assembly blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Jehovah, and the king.
Gen 9:26 : 26 And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.
Gen 14:20 : 20 and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.
Exod 3:16-17 : 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt: 17 and I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.
Luke 2:38 : 38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
Ps 72:17-19 : 17 His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy. 18 Blessed be Jehovah God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things: 19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

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