8 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.8",
"source": "Καὶ ποιμένες ἦσαν ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῇ αὐτῇ ἀγραυλοῦντες, καὶ φυλάσσοντες φυλακὰς τῆς νυκτὸς ἐπὶ τὴν ποίμνην αὐτῶν.",
"text": "And *poimenes* *ēsan* in the *chōra* the same *agraulountes*, and *phylassontes* *phylakas* of the *nyktos* over the *poimnēn* of them.",
"grammar": {
"*poimenes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - shepherds",
"*ēsan*": "imperfect indicative, 3rd plural - were",
"*chōra*": "dative, feminine, singular - region/country",
"*agraulountes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - living out in the fields",
"*phylassontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - keeping/guarding",
"*phylakas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - watches",
"*nyktos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of night",
"*poimnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flock"
},
"variants": {
"*poimenes*": "shepherds/herdsmen",
"*chōra*": "region/country/field",
"*agraulountes*": "living outdoors/staying in the fields/camping out",
"*phylassontes*": "keeping watch/guarding/observing",
"*phylakas*": "watches/guards"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.9",
"source": "Καὶ, ἰδού, ἄγγελος Κυρίου ἐπέστη αὐτοῖς, καὶ δόξα Κυρίου περιέλαμψεν αὐτούς: καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν.",
"text": "And, *idou*, *angelos* of *Kyriou* *epestē* to them, and *doxa* of *Kyriou* *perielampsen* them: and *ephobēthēsan* *phobon* *megan*.",
"grammar": {
"*idou*": "aorist imperative, middle - behold/look",
"*angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - angel/messenger",
"*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord",
"*epestē*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - stood by/appeared to",
"*doxa*": "nominative, feminine, singular - glory",
"*perielampsen*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - shone around",
"*ephobēthēsan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural, passive - they feared",
"*phobon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - fear",
"*megan*": "accusative, masculine, singular - great"
},
"variants": {
"*idou*": "behold/look/see",
"*angelos*": "angel/messenger",
"*epestē*": "stood by/came upon/appeared to",
"*doxa*": "glory/splendor/brightness",
"*perielampsen*": "shone around/shone about/surrounded with light",
"*phobon*": "fear/dread/terror"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.10",
"source": "Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ ἄγγελος, Μὴ φοβεῖσθε: ἰδοὺ, γὰρ, εὐαγγελίζομαι ὑμῖν χαρὰν μεγάλην, ἥτις ἔσται παντὶ τῷ λαῷ.",
"text": "And *eipen* to them the *angelos*, Not *phobeisthe*: *idou*, for, *euangelizomai* to you *charan* *megalēn*, which *estai* to all the *laō*.",
"grammar": {
"*eipen*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - said",
"*angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - angel/messenger",
"*phobeisthe*": "present imperative, 2nd plural, middle/passive - fear",
"*idou*": "aorist imperative, middle - behold/look",
"*euangelizomai*": "present indicative, 1st singular, middle - I bring good news",
"*charan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - joy",
"*megalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - great",
"*estai*": "future indicative, 3rd singular - will be",
"*laō*": "dative, masculine, singular - people"
},
"variants": {
"*euangelizomai*": "I bring good news/I announce good tidings/I evangelize",
"*charan*": "joy/gladness/delight",
"*megalēn*": "great/large/mighty",
"*laō*": "people/nation/population"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.11",
"source": "Ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον Σωτὴρ, ὅς ἐστιν Χριστὸς Κύριος, ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ.",
"text": "For *etechthē* to you today *Sōtēr*, who *estin* *Christos* *Kyrios*, in city of *Dauid*.",
"grammar": {
"*etechthē*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular, passive - was born",
"*Sōtēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Savior",
"*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One",
"*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord",
"*Dauid*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of David"
},
"variants": {
"*etechthē*": "was born/has been born",
"*Sōtēr*": "Savior/Deliverer/Preserver",
"*Christos*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.12",
"source": "Καὶ τοῦτο ὑμῖν τὸ σημεῖον· Εὑρήσετε βρέφος ἐσπαργανωμένον, κείμενον ἐν τῇ φάτνῃ.",
"text": "And this to you the *sēmeion*: *Heurēsete* *brephos* *esparganōmenon*, *keimenon* in the *phatnē*.",
"grammar": {
"*sēmeion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - sign",
"*Heurēsete*": "future indicative, 2nd plural - you will find",
"*brephos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - baby/infant",
"*esparganōmenon*": "perfect participle, passive, accusative, neuter, singular - wrapped in swaddling clothes",
"*keimenon*": "present participle, accusative, neuter, singular - lying",
"*phatnē*": "dative, feminine, singular - manger/feeding trough"
},
"variants": {
"*sēmeion*": "sign/token/mark",
"*brephos*": "baby/infant/newborn",
"*esparganōmenon*": "wrapped in swaddling clothes/wrapped in strips of cloth",
"*keimenon*": "lying/reclining/placed"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.13",
"source": "Καὶ ἐξαίφνης ἐγένετο σὺν τῷ ἀγγέλῳ πλῆθος στρατιᾶς οὐρανίου αἰνούντων τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ λεγόντων,",
"text": "And *exaiphnēs* *egeneto* with the *angelō* *plēthos* *stratias* *ouraniou* *ainountōn* the *Theon*, and *legontōn*,",
"grammar": {
"*exaiphnēs*": "adverb - suddenly",
"*egeneto*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - there was/appeared",
"*angelō*": "dative, masculine, singular - angel",
"*plēthos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - multitude",
"*stratias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of army/host",
"*ouraniou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - heavenly/celestial",
"*ainountōn*": "present participle, genitive, masculine, plural - praising",
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God",
"*legontōn*": "present participle, genitive, masculine, plural - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*exaiphnēs*": "suddenly/unexpectedly",
"*egeneto*": "there was/appeared/happened",
"*plēthos*": "multitude/crowd/great number",
"*stratias*": "army/host/troops",
"*ouraniou*": "heavenly/celestial/of heaven",
"*ainountōn*": "praising/glorifying/celebrating"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.14",
"source": "Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις Θεῷ, καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς εἰρήνη, ἐν ἀνθρώποις εὐδοκία.",
"text": "*Doxa* in *hypsistois* to *Theō*, and on *gēs* *eirēnē*, in *anthrōpois* *eudokia*.",
"grammar": {
"*Doxa*": "nominative, feminine, singular - glory",
"*hypsistois*": "dative, neuter, plural - highest places",
"*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God",
"*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of earth/land",
"*eirēnē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - peace",
"*anthrōpois*": "dative, masculine, plural - men/humankind",
"*eudokia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - good will/favor"
},
"variants": {
"*Doxa*": "glory/honor/praise",
"*hypsistois*": "highest places/heights/heaven",
"*eirēnē*": "peace/rest/harmony",
"*anthrōpois*": "men/mankind/people",
"*eudokia*": "good will/favor/pleasure"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.15",
"source": "Καὶ ἐγένετο, ὡς ἀπῆλθον ἀπʼ αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν οἱ ἄγγελοι, καὶ οἱ ἀνθρωποι οἱ ποιμένες εἶπον πρὸς ἀλλήλους, Διέλθωμεν δὴ ἕως Βηθλεέμ, καὶ ἴδωμεν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο τὸ γεγονός, ὃ ὁ Κύριος ἐγνώρισεν ἡμῖν.",
"text": "And *egeneto*, as *apēlthon* from them into the *ouranon* the *angeloi*, and the *anthrōpoi* the *poimenes* *eipon* to one another, Let us *dielthōmen* indeed until *Bēthleem*, and let us *idōmen* the *rhēma* this the *gegonos*, which the *Kyrios* *egnōrisen* to us.",
"grammar": {
"*egeneto*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - it came to pass",
"*apēlthon*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - departed",
"*ouranon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - heaven",
"*angeloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - angels",
"*anthrōpoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - men",
"*poimenes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - shepherds",
"*eipon*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - said",
"*dielthōmen*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st plural - let us go through",
"*Bēthleem*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Bethlehem",
"*idōmen*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st plural - let us see",
"*rhēma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - word/thing/matter",
"*gegonos*": "perfect participle, accusative, neuter, singular - having happened",
"*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord",
"*egnōrisen*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular - made known"
},
"variants": {
"*egeneto*": "it came to pass/happened/occurred",
"*apēlthon*": "departed/went away/left",
"*ouranon*": "heaven/sky",
"*dielthōmen*": "let us go through/let us cross over/let us go",
"*rhēma*": "word/thing/matter/event",
"*gegonos*": "having happened/having occurred/having come to pass",
"*egnōrisen*": "made known/revealed/declared"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.16",
"source": "Καὶ ἦλθον σπεύσαντες, καὶ ἀνεῦρον τήν τε Μαριὰμ, καὶ τὸν Ἰωσήφ, καὶ τὸ βρέφος κείμενον ἐν τῇ φάτνῃ.",
"text": "And *ēlthon* *speusantes*, and *aneuron* both *Mariam*, and the *Iōsēph*, and the *brephos* *keimenon* in the *phatnē*.",
"grammar": {
"*ēlthon*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they came",
"*speusantes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having hurried",
"*aneuron*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they found",
"*Mariam*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Mary",
"*Iōsēph*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Joseph",
"*brephos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - baby",
"*keimenon*": "present participle, accusative, neuter, singular - lying",
"*phatnē*": "dative, feminine, singular - manger"
},
"variants": {
"*ēlthon*": "came/went/arrived",
"*speusantes*": "having hurried/having hastened/with haste",
"*aneuron*": "found/discovered/located",
"*keimenon*": "lying/reclining/placed"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.17",
"source": "Ἰδόντες δὲ, διεγνώρισαν περὶ τοῦ ῥήματος τοῦ λαληθέντος αὐτοῖς περὶ τοῦ παιδίου τούτου.",
"text": "*Idontes* *de*, *diegnōrisan* concerning the *rhēmatos* the *lalēthentos* to them concerning the *paidiou* this.",
"grammar": {
"*Idontes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having seen",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*diegnōrisan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they made known widely",
"*rhēmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - word/saying",
"*lalēthentos*": "aorist participle, passive, genitive, neuter, singular - having been spoken",
"*paidiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - child/infant"
},
"variants": {
"*Idontes*": "having seen/when they saw",
"*diegnōrisan*": "made widely known/reported abroad/spread the word",
"*rhēmatos*": "word/saying/matter",
"*lalēthentos*": "spoken/told/said",
"*paidiou*": "child/infant/young one"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.18",
"source": "Καὶ πάντες οἱ ἀκούσαντες ἐθαύμασαν περὶ τῶν λαληθέντων ὑπὸ τῶν ποιμένων πρὸς αὐτούς.",
"text": "And all those *akousantes* *ethaumasan* concerning the things *lalēthentōn* by the *poimenōn* to them.",
"grammar": {
"*akousantes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard",
"*ethaumasan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they marveled/wondered",
"*lalēthentōn*": "aorist participle, passive, genitive, neuter, plural - having been spoken",
"*poimenōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - shepherds"
},
"variants": {
"*akousantes*": "having heard/those who heard",
"*ethaumasan*": "marveled/wondered/were amazed",
"*lalēthentōn*": "spoken/told/said"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.19",
"source": "Ἡ δὲ Μαριὰμ πάντα συνετήρει τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα, συμβάλλουσα ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῆς.",
"text": "But *Mariam* all *synetērei* the *rhēmata* these, *symballousa* in the *kardia* of her.",
"grammar": {
"*Mariam*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Mary",
"*synetērei*": "imperfect indicative, 3rd singular - was keeping/treasuring",
"*rhēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - sayings/words/matters",
"*symballousa*": "present participle, nominative, feminine, singular - pondering/considering",
"*kardia*": "dative, feminine, singular - heart"
},
"variants": {
"*synetērei*": "kept/treasured/preserved",
"*rhēmata*": "sayings/words/matters/events",
"*symballousa*": "pondering/considering/bringing together"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.20",
"source": "Καὶ ὑπέστρεψαν οἱ ποιμένες, δοξάζοντες καὶ αἰνοῦντες τὸν Θεὸν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἤκουσαν καὶ εἶδον, καθὼς ἐλαλήθη πρὸς αὐτούς.",
"text": "And *hypestrepsan* the *poimenes*, *doxazontes* and *ainountes* the *Theon* for all which *ēkousan* and *eidon*, just as *elalēthē* to them.",
"grammar": {
"*hypestrepsan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they returned",
"*poimenes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - shepherds",
"*doxazontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - glorifying",
"*ainountes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - praising",
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God",
"*ēkousan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they heard",
"*eidon*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they saw",
"*elalēthē*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular, passive - it was told"
},
"variants": {
"*hypestrepsan*": "returned/went back",
"*doxazontes*": "glorifying/honoring",
"*ainountes*": "praising/celebrating",
"*ēkousan*": "heard/listened to",
"*eidon*": "saw/beheld/looked at",
"*elalēthē*": "was told/was spoken/was said"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.21",
"source": "Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ τοῦ περιτεμεῖν τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦς, τὸ κληθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγγέλου πρὸ τοῦ συλληφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ.",
"text": "And when *eplēsthēsan* *hēmerai* eight of the *peritemein* the *paidion*, and *eklēthē* the *onoma* of him *Iēsous*, the *klēthen* by the *angelou* before the *syllēphthēnai* him in the *koilia*.",
"grammar": {
"*eplēsthēsan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural, passive - were fulfilled",
"*hēmerai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - days",
"*peritemein*": "aorist infinitive - to circumcise",
"*paidion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - child",
"*eklēthē*": "aorist indicative, 3rd singular, passive - was called",
"*onoma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - name",
"*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus",
"*klēthen*": "aorist participle, passive, nominative, neuter, singular - having been called",
"*angelou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - angel",
"*syllēphthēnai*": "aorist infinitive, passive - to be conceived",
"*koilia*": "dative, feminine, singular - womb"
},
"variants": {
"*eplēsthēsan*": "were fulfilled/were completed",
"*peritemein*": "to circumcise/for circumcising",
"*eklēthē*": "was called/was named",
"*klēthen*": "called/named/given",
"*syllēphthēnai*": "to be conceived/to be with child",
"*koilia*": "womb/belly/abdomen"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Luke.2.22",
"source": "Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτῆς κατὰ τὸν νόμον Μωσέως, ἀνήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, παραστῆσαι τῷ Κυρίῳ·",
"text": "And when *eplēsthēsan* the *hēmerai* of the *katharismou* of her according to the *nomon* of *Mōseōs*, *anēgagon* him to *Hierosolyma*, to *parastēsai* to the *Kyriō*;",
"grammar": {
"*eplēsthēsan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural, passive - were fulfilled",
"*hēmerai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - days",
"*katharismou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - purification",
"*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - law",
"*Mōseōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Moses",
"*anēgagon*": "aorist indicative, 3rd plural - they brought up",
"*Hierosolyma*": "accusative, neuter, plural - Jerusalem",
"*parastēsai*": "aorist infinitive - to present",
"*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the Lord"
},
"variants": {
"*eplēsthēsan*": "were fulfilled/were completed",
"*katharismou*": "purification/cleansing",
"*anēgagon*": "brought up/led up/took up",
"*parastēsai*": "to present/to dedicate/to offer"
}
}