Luke 7:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὗτός ἐστιν, περὶ οὗ γέγραπται, Ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὸν ἄγγελόν μου πρὸ προσώπου σου, ὃς κατασκευάσει τὴν ὁδόν σου ἔμπροσθέν σου.

Transliteration

This estin, peri whom it-has-gegraptai, Idou, egō apostellō the angelon of-me pro prosōpou of-you, who kataskeuasei the hodon of-you emprosthen of-you.

Grammar Details

*estin*: present indicative, 3rd singular - is/exists
*peri*: preposition + genitive - concerning/about
*gegraptai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - it has been written
*idou*: imperative - behold/see/look
*egō*: personal pronoun, nominative, 1st singular - I
*apostellō*: present indicative, 1st singular - I send/commission
*angelon*: accusative, masculine, singular - messenger
*pro*: preposition + genitive - before
*prosōpou*: genitive, neuter, singular - face
*kataskeuasei*: future indicative, 3rd singular - will prepare
*hodon*: accusative, feminine, singular - way/road/path
*emprosthen*: preposition + genitive - before/in front of

Word Meanings

*angelon*: messenger/angel
*prosōpou*: face/presence/person
*kataskeuasei*: will prepare/will make ready
*hodon*: way/road/path

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Referenced Verses

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.
Mark 1:2 : 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
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;
John 1:23 : 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
Isa 40:3 : 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.
Luke 1:15-17 : 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Mal 4:5-6 : 5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 6 And he shall turn 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 a curse.
Matt 11:10 : 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

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