Luke 1:80

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τὸ δὲ παιδίον ηὔξανεν, καὶ ἐκραταιοῦτο πνεύματι, καὶ ἦν ἐν ταῖς ἐρήμοις ἕως ἡμέρας ἀναδείξεως αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

Transliteration

The de paidion ēuxanen, and ekrataiouto in pneumati, and ēn in the erēmois until hēmeras of anadeixeōs his pros the Israēl.

Grammar Details

*To*: nominative, neuter, singular, article - the
*de*: conjunction/particle - and/but/now
*paidion*: nominative, neuter, singular - child/little child
*ēuxanen*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - was growing
*kai*: conjunction - and
*ekrataiouto*: imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - was being strengthened
*pneumati*: dative, neuter, singular - in spirit
*ēn*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - was
*en*: preposition with dative - in
*tais*: dative, feminine, plural, article - the
*erēmois*: dative, feminine, plural - deserts/wilderness places
*heōs*: conjunction/preposition - until
*hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - of day
*anadeixeōs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of showing/manifestation/public appearance
*autou*: genitive, masculine, singular, pronoun - his/of him
*pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward/with
*ton*: accusative, masculine, singular, article - the
*Israēl*: accusative, masculine, singular - Israel

Word Meanings

*de*: and/but/now/moreover
*paidion*: child/little child/infant
*ēuxanen*: was growing/increasing
*ekrataiouto*: was being strengthened/was becoming strong
*pneumati*: spirit/breath/wind
*erēmois*: deserts/wilderness places/uninhabited regions
*anadeixeōs*: showing/manifestation/public appearance/appointment/commission

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Luke 2:40 : 40 And the child grew, and waxed {G4151} strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
Luke 2:52 : 52 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.
Matt 3:1 : 1 And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,
Matt 11:7 : 7 And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
Mark 1:3-4 : 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight; 4 John came, who baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance unto remission of sins.
Luke 1:15 : 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
John 1:31 : 31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause {G2064} came I baptizing in water.
Judg 13:24-25 : 24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and Jehovah blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in {H4264} Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
1 Sam 3:19-20 : 19 And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.

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