Luke 7:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἔλαβεν δὲ φόβος ἅπαντας: καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν Θεόν, λέγοντες, Ὅτι Προφήτης μέγας ἐγήγερται ἐν ἡμῖν· καὶ, Ὅτι Ἐπεσκέψατο ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.

Transliteration

Elaben de phobos hapantas: kai edoxazon ton Theon, legontes, Hoti Prophētēs megas egēgertai en hēmin; kai, Hoti Epeskepsato ho Theos ton laon autou.

Grammar Details

*Elaben*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - seized/took hold of
*de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
*phobos*: nominative, masculine, singular - fear
*hapantas*: accusative, masculine, plural - all
*kai*: conjunction - and
*edoxazon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were glorifying
*ton Theon*: accusative, masculine, singular - God
*legontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying
*Hoti*: conjunction - that
*Prophētēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - prophet
*megas*: nominative, masculine, singular - great
*egēgertai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - has been raised
*en hēmin*: preposition + dative - among us
*Epeskepsato*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - has visited
*ho Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
*ton laon*: accusative, masculine, singular - the people
*autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his

Word Meanings

*Elaben*: seized/took hold of/gripped
*phobos*: fear/awe/reverence
*hapantas*: all/everyone
*edoxazon*: were glorifying/were praising
*Prophētēs*: prophet/one who speaks for God
*megas*: great/powerful
*egēgertai*: has been raised up/has arisen
*Epeskepsato*: has visited/has looked upon with care/has shown concern for
*laon*: people/nation

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Referenced Verses

Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.
Matt 9:8 : 8 But when the multitudes saw it, they were afraid, and glorified God, who had given such authority unto men.
Luke 1:68 : 68 Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
Luke 2:20 : 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.
Luke 1:65 : 65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
Luke 5:26 : 26 And amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God; and they were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day.
Matt 15:31 : 31 insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matt 21:11 : 11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
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.
Ps 65:9 : 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; The river of God is full of water: Thou providest them grain, when thou hast so prepared the earth.
Ps 106:4-5 : 4 Remember me, O Jehovah, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people; Oh visit me with thy salvation, 5 That I may see the prosperity of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance.
Jer 33:9 : 9 And [this city] shall be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and for a glory, before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them, and shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the peace that I procure unto it.
Matt 28:8 : 8 And they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.
Luke 5:8 : 8 But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
Luke 8:37 : 37 And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them, for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned.
Luke 9:19 : 19 And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others [say], Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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.
Luke 24:19 : 19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
John 1:21 : 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.
John 1:25 : 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
John 4:19 : 19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
John 6:14 : 14 When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.
John 7:40-41 : 40 [ Some] of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
John 9:17 : 17 They say therefore unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, in that he opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.
Acts 3:22-23 : 22 {G1063} Moses indeed said, {G3754} {G4314} {G3962} A prophet shall the Lord God raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me. To him shall ye hearken in all things whatsoever {G302} he shall speak unto you. 23 And it shall be, that every {G302} soul that shall not hearken to that prophet, shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.
Acts 5:5 : 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that heard it.
Acts 5:11-13 : 11 And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things. 12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. 13 But of the rest durst no man join himself to them: howbeit the people magnified them;
Acts 7:37 : 37 This is that Moses, who said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall God {G5216} {G2316} raise up unto you from among your brethren, like unto me.
Gal 1:24 : 24 and they glorified God in me.

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