Luke 4:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth: and they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ πάντες ἐμαρτύρουν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἐθαύμαζον ἐπὶ τοῖς λόγοις τῆς χάριτος τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἔλεγον, Οὐχ οὗτος ἐστιν ὁ υἱός Ἰωσήφ;

Transliteration

And all emarturoun him, and ethaumazon at the logois of charitos ekporeuomenois from the stomatos of him. And they elegon, Not this estin the son of Iōsēph?

Grammar Details

*emarturoun*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd plural - were bearing witness
*ethaumazon*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd plural - were marveling
*logois*: dative, masculine, plural - words
*charitos*: genitive, feminine, singular - grace/favor
*ekporeuomenois*: present, middle, participle, dative, masculine, plural - proceeding
*stomatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - mouth
*elegon*: imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd plural - were saying
*estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is
*Iōsēph*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Joseph

Word Meanings

*emarturoun*: were bearing witness to/testifying about [continuous]
*ethaumazon*: were marveling/wondering/amazed [continuous]
*charitos*: grace/favor/kindness
*ekporeuomenois*: proceeding/coming out

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Referenced Verses

John 6:42 : 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how {G3767} doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?
Ps 45:2 : 2 Thou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Ps 45:4 : 4 And in thy majesty ride on prosperously, Because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness: And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.
Prov 10:32 : 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] perverseness.
Prov 16:21 : 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Prov 25:11 : 11 A word fitly spoken Is [like] apples of gold in network of silver.
Eccl 12:10-11 : 10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, [even] words of truth. 11 The words of the wise are as goads; and as nails well fastened are the words of the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Song 5:16 : 16 His mouth is most sweet; Yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.
Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
Matt 13:54-56 : 54 And coming into his own country he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Judas? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
Mark 6:2-3 : 2 And when the sabbath was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, Whence hath this man these things? and, What is the wisdom that is given unto this man, and [what] [mean] such mighty works wrought by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him.
Luke 2:47 : 47 and all that heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
Luke 21:15 : 15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
John 7:46 : 46 The officers answered, Never man so spake.
Acts 6:10 : 10 And they were not able to withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spake.
Titus 2:8 : 8 sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

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