Luke 2:42

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.

📖 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

• 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;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And when he was.xii. yere olde they went vp to Hierusalem after the custome of the feeste.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And whan he was twolue yeare olde, they wente vp to Ierusalem, after the custome of the feast.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when hee was twelue yeere olde, and they were come vp to Hierusalem, after the custome of the feast,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he was twelue yere old, they ascended vp to Hierusalem, after the custome of the feast day:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom.