Luke 1:17

Geneva Bible (1560)

For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλίου, ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα, καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων· ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον.

Transliteration

Kai autos proeleusetai enōpion autou en pneumati kai dynamei Ēliou, epistrepsai kardias paterōn epi tekna, kai apeitheis en phronēsei dikaiōn; hetoimasai Kyriō laon kateskeuasmenon.

Grammar Details

• *Kai*: conjunction - and
• *autos*: nominative, masculine, singular, intensive pronoun - he himself
• *proeleusetai*: future, indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - will go before
• *enōpion*: preposition + genitive - before, in the presence of
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him
• *en pneumati*: preposition + dative, neuter, singular - in spirit
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *dynamei*: dative, feminine, singular - power
• *Ēliou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Elijah
• *epistrepsai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to turn
• *kardias*: accusative, feminine, plural - hearts
• *paterōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of fathers
• *epi*: preposition + accusative - to, toward
• *tekna*: accusative, neuter, plural - children
• *apeitheis*: accusative, masculine, plural - disobedient
• *en phronēsei*: preposition + dative, feminine, singular - in wisdom, understanding
• *dikaiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of righteous ones
• *hetoimasai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to prepare
• *Kyriō*: dative, masculine, singular - for the Lord
• *laon*: accusative, masculine, singular - people
• *kateskeuasmenon*: perfect, passive, participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having been prepared

Word Meanings

• *proeleusetai*: will go before/will precede/will come before
• *enōpion*: before/in the presence of/in the sight of
• *pneumati*: spirit/breath/wind
• *dynamei*: power/might/strength
• *epistrepsai*: to turn/to convert/to return
• *apeitheis*: disobedient/unbelieving/rebellious
• *phronēsei*: wisdom/understanding/prudence
• *dikaiōn*: righteous ones/just ones
• *hetoimasai*: to prepare/to make ready
• *kateskeuasmenon*: prepared/made ready/equipped

Referenced Verses

• Mal 4:5-6 : 5 Beholde, I will sende you Eliiah the Prophet before the comming of the great and fearefull day of the Lord. 6 And he shall turne the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with cursing.
• Matt 11:14 : 14 And if ye will receiue it, this is that Elias, which was to come.
• Ps 78:8 : 8 And not to bee as their fathers, a disobedient & rebellious generation: a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirite was not faithfull vnto God.
• Luke 1:76 : 76 And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,
• John 1:21-30 : 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe? 23 He said, I am the voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias. 24 Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises. 25 And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet? 26 Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there is one among you, whom ye knowe not. 27 He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Iordan, where Iohn did baptize. 29 The next day Iohn, seeth Iesus coming vnto him, and saith, Beholde that Lambe of God, which taketh away the sinne of the world. 30 This is he of whom I saide, After me commeth a man, which was before me: for he was better then I.
• John 3:28 : 28 Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him.
• Matt 17:11-12 : 11 And Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, Certeinely Elias must first come, and restore all thinges. 12 But I say vnto you that Elias is come alreadie, and they knewe him not, but haue done vnto him whatsoeuer they would: likewise shal also the Sonne of man suffer of them.
• Mark 9:11-13 : 11 Also they asked him, saying, Why say the Scribes, that Elias must first come? 12 And he answered, and said vnto them, Elias verely shall first come, and restore all things: and as it is written of the Sonne of man, hee must suffer many things, and be set at nought. 13 But I say vnto you, that Elias is come, (and they haue done vnto him whatsoeuer they would) as it is written of him.
• Rev 20:4 : 4 And I sawe seates: & they sate vpon them, & iudgement was giuen vnto them, & I saw the soules of them that were beheaded for the witnes of Iesus, and for the word of God, & which did not worship the beast, neither his image, neither had taken his marke vpon their foreheads, or on their handes: and they liued, & reigned with Christ a thousand yeere.
• Col 1:12 : 12 Giuing thankes vnto the Father, which hath made vs meete to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saintes in light,
• Ps 111:10 : 10 The beginning of wisedome is the feare of the Lord: all they that obserue them, haue good vnderstanding: his praise endureth for euer.
• 1 Chr 29:18 : 18 O Lord God of Abraham, Izhak and Israel our fathers, keepe this for euer in the purpose, and the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their hearts vnto thee.
• Isa 29:24 : 24 Then they that erred in spirit, shall haue vnderstanding, and they that murmured, shall learne doctrine.
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthoode, an holy nation, a people set at libertie, that yee shoulde shewe foorth the vertues of him that hath called you out of darkenesse into his marueilous light,
• 2 Pet 3:11-14 : 11 Seeing therefore that all these thinges must be dissolued, what maner persons ought ye to be in holy conuersation and godlinesse, 12 Looking for, and hasting vnto the comming of that day of God, by the which the heauens being on fire, shall be dissolued, and the elements shall melt with heate? 13 But wee looke for newe heauens, and a newe earth, according to his promes, wherein dwelleth righteousnesse. 14 Wherefore, beloued, seeing that yee looke for such thinges, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot and blamelesse.
• 2 Tim 2:21 : 21 If any man therefore purge him selfe from these, he shalbe a vessell vnto honour, sanctified, and meete for the Lord, and prepared vnto euery good worke.
• Acts 10:33 : 33 Then sent I for thee immediately, and thou hast well done to come. Nowe therefore are we all here present before God, to heare all things that are commanded thee of God.
• Rom 9:23 : 23 And that hee might declare the riches of his glory vpon the vessels of mercy, which hee hath prepared vnto glory?
• Luke 1:16 : 16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.
• Matt 21:29-32 : 29 But he answered, and said, I will not: yet afterward he repented himselfe, and went. 30 Then came he to the second, and said likewise; he answered, and said, I will, Syr: yet he went not. 31 Whether of them twaine did the will of the father? They saide vnto him, The first. Iesus saide vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, that the Publicanes and the harlots goe before you into the kingdome of God. 32 For Iohn came vnto you in the way of righteousnes, and yee beleeued him not: but the Publicanes, and the harlots beleeued him, and ye, though ye sawe it, were not mooued with repentance afterward, that ye might beleeue him.
• John 1:34 : 34 And I sawe, and bare record that this is that Sonne of God.
• Luke 3:7-9 : 7 Then said he to the people that were come out to be baptized of him, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring foorth therefore fruites worthy amendement of life, and beginne not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. 9 Nowe also is the axe layed vnto the roote of the trees: therefore euery tree which bringeth not foorth good fruite, shalbe hewen downe, and cast into the fire. 10 Then the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then? 11 And he answered, and said vnto them, He that hath two coates, let him part with him that hath none: and hee that hath meate, let him doe likewise. 12 Then came there Publicanes also to bee baptized, and saide vnto him, Master, what shall we doe? 13 And hee saide vnto them, Require no more then that which is appointed vnto you. 14 The souldiers likewise demaunded of him, saying, And what shall we doe? And he saide vnto them, Doe violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your wages.
• John 1:13 : 13 Which are borne not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of ye wil of man, but of God.
• Amos 4:12 : 12 Therefore, thus wil I do vnto thee, O Israel: and because I wil doe this vnto thee, prepare to meete thy God, O Israel.
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 And Eliiah the Tishbite one of the inhabitats of Gilead sayde vnto Ahab, As the Lorde God of Israel liueth, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dewe nor rayne these yeeres, but according to my worde.
• 1 Kgs 21:20 : 20 And Ahab sayd to Eliiah, Hast thou found mee, O mine enemie? And he answered, I haue found thee: for thou hast solde thy selfe to worke wickednes in the sight of the Lord.
• 2 Kgs 1:4-6 : 4 Wherefore thus saith the Lorde, Thou shalt not come downe from the bed on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die the death. So Eliiah departed. 5 And the messengers returned vnto him, to whome he said, Why are ye nowe returned? 6 And they answered him, There came a man and met vs, and saide vnto vs, Goe, and returne vnto the King which sent you, and say vnto him, Thus saith the Lorde, Is it not because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the God of Ekron? Therefore thou shalt not come downe from the bed, on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die ye death.
• 2 Chr 29:36 : 36 Then Hezekiah reioyced and all the people, that God had made the people so ready: for the thing was done suddenly.
• Ps 10:17 : 17 Lorde, thou hast heard the desire of the poore: thou preparest their heart: thou bendest thine eare to them,
• Matt 14:4 : 4 For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.
• Matt 3:7-9 : 7 Now when he sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come? 8 Bring foorth therefore fruite worthy amendement of life. 9 And thinke not to say with your selues, We haue Abraham to our father: for I say vnto you, that God is able euen of these stones to raise vp children vnto Abraham. 10 And now also is the axe put to the roote of the trees: therfore euery tree which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewen downe, & cast into ye fire. 11 In deede I baptize you with water to amendement of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire. 12 Which hath his fanne in his hand, and wil make cleane his floore, and gather his wheate into his garner, but will burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.
• 1 Sam 7:5 : 5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you vnto the Lord.
• Matt 3:4 : 4 And this Iohn had his garment of camels heare, and a girdle of a skinne about his loynes: his meate was also locusts and wilde hony.
• 2 Kgs 1:16 : 16 And he saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lorde, Because thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, (was it not because there was no God in Israel to inquire of his worde?) therefore thou shalt not come downe off the bed, on which thou art gone vp, but shalt die the death.
• 1 Kgs 18:18 : 18 And he answered, I haue not troubled Israel, but thou, and thy fathers house, in that ye haue forsaken the commandements of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.
• 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Knowe yee not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the kingdome of God? Be not deceiued: neither fornicatours, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor wantons, nor buggerers, 10 Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners shall inherite the kingdome of God. 11 And such were some of you: but yee are washed, but yee are sanctified, but yee are iustified in the Name of the Lorde Iesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
• 1 John 2:28 : 28 And nowe, litle children, abide in him, that when he shall appeare, we may be bolde, and not be ashamed before him at his comming.