Luke 2:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἦλθεν ἐν τῷ Πνεύματι εἰς τὸ ἱερόν: καὶ ἐν τῷ εἰσαγαγεῖν τοὺς γονεῖς τὸ παιδίον Ἰησοῦν, τοῦ ποιῆσαι αὐτοὺς κατὰ τὸ εἰθισμένον τοῦ νόμου περὶ αὐτοῦ,

Transliteration

And he ēlthen in the Pneumati into the hieron: and in the eisagagein the goneis the paidion Iēsoun, of the poiēsai them according to the eithismenon of the nomou concerning him,

Grammar Details

*ēlthen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - he came/went
*Pneumati*: dative, neuter, singular - in/by Spirit
*hieron*: accusative, neuter, singular - temple
*eisagagein*: aorist infinitive active - to bring in/to lead in
*goneis*: accusative, masculine, plural - parents
*paidion*: accusative, neuter, singular - child/infant
*Iēsoun*: accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus [proper name]
*poiēsai*: aorist infinitive active - to do/perform
*eithismenon*: perfect participle passive, accusative, neuter, singular - having been customary/according to custom
*nomou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of law/custom

Word Meanings

*ēlthen*: came/went/arrived
*Pneumati*: Spirit/breath/wind
*hieron*: temple/sanctuary
*eisagagein*: to bring in/to introduce/to lead in
*goneis*: parents/progenitors
*paidion*: child/infant/little one
*poiēsai*: to do/to perform/to carry out
*eithismenon*: customary/habitual/according to custom
*nomou*: law/custom/ordinance

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 2:41 : 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
Luke 2:48 : 48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
Luke 2:51 : 51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Acts 10:19 : 19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
Rev 17:3 : 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Matt 4:1 : 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Luke 2:22 : 22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
Acts 11:12 : 12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house:
Acts 16:7 : 7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
Rev 1:10 : 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
Luke 4:1 : 1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Acts 8:29 : 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.

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