Luke 1:78

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους Θεοῦ ἡμῶν· ἐν οἷς ἐπεσκέψατο ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους,

Transliteration

Through splanchna of eleous of Theou our; in which epeskepsato us anatolē from hypsous,

Grammar Details

*Dia*: preposition with accusative - through/because of
*splanchna*: accusative, neuter, plural - bowels/inward parts/tender mercies
*eleous*: genitive, neuter, singular - of mercy
*Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
*ἡμῶν*: genitive, first person, plural pronoun - our
*en*: preposition with dative - in
*hois*: dative, relative pronoun, neuter, plural - in which/whereby
*epeskepsato*: aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd person, singular - visited/looked upon
*hēmas*: accusative, first person, plural pronoun - us
*anatolē*: nominative, feminine, singular - dayspring/rising/east
*ex*: preposition with genitive - from/out of
*hypsous*: genitive, neuter, singular - height/high place

Word Meanings

*splanchna*: bowels/inward parts/heart/tender mercies/compassion
*eleous*: mercy/compassion/pity
*epeskepsato*: visited/looked upon/attended to/cared for
*anatolē*: dayspring/rising (of sun or stars)/east/dawn/branch

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Mal 4:2 : 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
Isa 11:1 : 1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Col 3:12 : 12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
2 Pet 1:19 : 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:
Zech 3:8 : 8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
Zech 6:12 : 12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
Num 24:17 : 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Ps 25:6 : 6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Isa 63:7 : 7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Isa 63:15 : 15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Eph 2:4-5 : 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ,(by grace ye are saved;)
Eph 5:14 : 14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Phil 2:1 : 1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
1 John 3:17 : 17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 John 4:9-9 : 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Rev 22:16 : 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

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