Luke 1:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

Kai pollous tōn huiōn Israēl epistrephei epi Kyrion ton Theon autōn.

Grammar Details

*Kai*: conjunction - and
*pollous*: accusative, masculine, plural - many
*tōn huiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of the sons
*Israēl*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Israel
*epistrephei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he will turn
*epi*: preposition + accusative - to, toward
*Kyrion*: accusative, masculine, singular - Lord
*ton Theon*: accusative, masculine, singular - the God
*autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of them, their

Word Meanings

*huiōn*: sons/children/descendants
*epistrephei*: will turn/will return/will convert
*epi*: to/toward/unto

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 40:3-5 : 3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Isa 49:6 : 6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Dan 12:3 : 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Mal 3:1 : 1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.
Matt 3:1-6 : 1 {G1161} In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Matt 21:32 : 32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Luke 1:76 : 76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

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