Luke 2:42

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he was twelve years old, they went up {G1519} {G2414} after the custom of the feast;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὅτε ἐγένετο ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἀναβάντων αὐτῶν εἰς Ἰεροσόλυμα κατὰ τὸ ἔθος τῆς ἑορτῆς.

Transliteration

And when he egeneto of etōn dōdeka, having anabantōn them to Ierosolyma according to the ethos of the heortēs.

Grammar Details

*egeneto*: aorist indicative middle, 3rd singular - he became/was
*etōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of years
*dōdeka*: cardinal numeral - twelve
*anabantōn*: aorist participle active, genitive, masculine, plural - having gone up
*Ierosolyma*: accusative (place) - to Jerusalem
*ethos*: accusative, neuter, singular - custom/practice
*heortēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - of feast/festival

Word Meanings

*egeneto*: became/was/turned
*etōn*: years/periods of time
*anabantōn*: having gone up/ascended/traveled up
*ethos*: custom/practice/tradition
*heortēs*: feast/festival/celebration

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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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