Luke 2:34

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccio of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς Συμεών, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Μαριὰμ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, Ἰδού, οὗτος κεῖται εἰς πτῶσιν καὶ ἀνάστασιν πολλῶν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ εἰς σημεῖον ἀντιλεγόμενον·

Transliteration

And eulogēsen them Symeōn, and eipen pros Mariam the mētera of him, Idou, this one keitai for ptōsin and anastasin of many in the Israēl; and for sēmeion antilegomenon;

Grammar Details

• *eulogēsen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - he blessed
• *Symeōn*: nominative, masculine - Simeon [proper name]
• *eipen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - he said
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *Mariam*: accusative, feminine - Mary [proper name]
• *mētera*: accusative, feminine, singular - mother
• *Idou*: aorist imperative middle, 2nd singular - behold/look
• *keitai*: present indicative middle/passive, 3rd singular - is appointed/destined/set
• *ptōsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - falling/downfall
• *anastasin*: accusative, feminine, singular - rising/resurrection
• *Israēl*: dative, masculine - in Israel
• *sēmeion*: accusative, neuter, singular - sign/signal
• *antilegomenon*: present participle passive, accusative, neuter, singular - being opposed/contradicted

Word Meanings

• *eulogēsen*: blessed/praised/spoke well of
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *mētera*: mother/matriarch
• *keitai*: is appointed/is set/is destined/is laid
• *ptōsin*: falling/downfall/ruin
• *anastasin*: rising up/resurrection/recovery
• *sēmeion*: sign/signal/marker
• *antilegomenon*: spoken against/contradicted/opposed

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preache Christ crucified vnto the Iewes an occasion of fallinge and vnto the Grekes folisshnes:
• 1 Pet 2:7-8 : 7 Vnto you therfore which beleve he is precious: but vnto them which beleve not ye stone which ye bylders refused ye same is made ye heed stone in the corner 8 and a stone to stomble at and a rocke to offende them which stomble at the worde and beleve not that where on they were set.
• Matt 21:44 : 44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone he shalbe broken but on whosoever it shall fall vpon it will grynde him to powder.
• Acts 9:1-9 : 1 And Saul yet brethynge oute threatnynges and slaughter agaynst ye disciples of the LORde went vnto ye hye preste 2 and desyred of him letters to Damasco to ye synagoges: that yf he founde eny of this waye whether they were men or wemen he myght bringe them bounde vnto Ierusalem. 3 But as he went on his iorney it fortuned yt he drue nye to Damasco and sodenly ther shyned rounde about him a lyght fro heven. 4 And he fell to ye erth and hearde a voyce sayinge to him: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me? 5 And he sayde what arte thou LORde? And the LORde sayd I am Iesus whom thou persecutest it shalbe harde for ye to kycke agaynst ye pricke. 6 And he bothe tremblynge and astonyed sayde: Lorde what wilt thou have me to do? And ye Lorde sayde vnto him: aryse and goo into the cite and it shalbe tolde the what thou shalt do. 7 The men which iornayed with him stode amased for they herde a voyce but sawe no man. 8 And Saul arose from the erth and opened his eyes but sawe no man. Then ledde they him by the honde and brought him into Damasco. 9 And he was.iii. dayes with out syght and nether ate nor dranke. 10 And ther was a certayne disciple at Damasco named Ananias and to him sayde the LORde in a vision: Ananias. And the he sayde: beholde I am here LORde. 11 And the LORde sayde to him: aryse and goo into the strete which is called strayght and seke in the housse of Iudas after one called Saul of Tharsus. For beholde he prayeth 12 and hath sene in a vision a man named Ananias comynge in to him and puttynge his hondes on him that he myght receave his syght. 13 Then Ananias answered: Lorde I have hearde by many of this man how moche evell he hath done to thy sainctes at Ierusalem 14 and here he hath auctorite of the hye prestes to bynde all that call on thy name. 15 The LORde sayde vnto him: Goo thy wayes: for he is a chosen vessell vnto me to beare my name before the gentyls and kynges and the chyldren of Israel. 16 For I will shewe him how great thinges he must suffre for my names sake. 17 Ananias went his waye and entryd into ye housse and put his hondes on him and sayde: brother Saul the LORde that apperyd vnto the in the waye as thou camst hath sent me that thou myghtest receave thy syght and be filled with the holy goost. 18 And immediatly ther fell from his eyes as it had bene scales and he receaved syght and arose and was baptised 19 and receaved meate and was comforted. Then was Saul a certayne daye wt the disciples which were at Damasco. 20 And streyght waye he preached Christ in the synagoges how that he was the sonne of God.
• Acts 28:22 : 22 But we will heare of the what thou thynkest. For we have hearde of this secte that every wheare it is spoken agaynst.
• Rom 9:32 : 32 And wherfore? Because they sought it not by fath: but as it were by the workes of the lawe. For they have stombled at the stomblynge stone.
• 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If ye be rayled vpon for the name of Christ happie are ye. For the sprete of glory and the sprete of god resteth apon you. On their parte he is evyll spoken of: but on youre parte he is glorified.
• 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are vnto God the swete savoure of Christ both amoge them that are saved and also amoge them which perisshe. 16 To the one parte are we ye savoure of deeth vnto deeth. And vnto the other parte are we the savoure of lyfe vnto lyfe. And who is mete vnto these thinges?
• Heb 7:1 : 1 This Melchisedech kynge of Salem (which beinge prest of ye most hye god met Abraham as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges and blessed him:
• Heb 7:7 : 7 And no man denyeth but that which is lesse receaveth blessinge of yt which is greater.
• Heb 12:1-3 : 1 Wherfore let vs also (seynge that we are copased with so great a multitude of witnesses) laye awaye all that presseth doune and the synne that hageth on and let vs rune with paciece vnto the battayle yt is set before vs 2 lokynge vnto Iesus the auctor and fynnyssher of oure fayth which for the ioye that was set before him abode the crosse and despysed the shame and is set doune on the right honde of ye trone of God. 3 Consider therfore how that he endured suche speakinge agaynst him of synners lest ye shuld be weried and faynte in youre myndes.
• Acts 13:45 : 45 When ye Iewes sawe the people they were full of indignacion and spake agaynst those thinges which were spoken of Paul spekinge agaynst it and raylinge on it.
• Acts 17:6 : 6 But when they founde them not they drue Iason and certayne brethren vnto the heedes of the cite cryinge: these that trouble the worlde are come hydder also
• Acts 24:5 : 5 We have founde this ma a pestilent felowe and a mover of debate vnto all the Iewes thorowe out the worlde and a mayntayner of ye secte of the Nazarites
• Gen 14:19 : 19 blessed hym saynge. Blessed be Abram vnto the most hyghest God possessor of heauen and erth.
• Gen 47:7 : 7 And Ioseph brought in Iacob his father and sett him before Pharao And Iacob blessed Pharao.
• Exod 39:43 : 43 And Moses behelde all the worke: and se, they had done it euen as the Lorde commaunded: and tha Moses blessed them.
• Lev 9:22-23 : 22 And Aaron lifte vpp his hande ouer the people and blessed the, and came doune from offerynge of synofferynges burntofferynges ad peaseofferynges. 23 Then Moses and Aaron wet in to the tabernacle of witnesse and came out agayne and blessed the people and the glorye of the Lorde apered vnto all the people.
• Matt 11:19 : 19 The sonne of man came eatinge and drinkinge and they saye beholde a glutton and drynker of wyne and a frend vnto publicas and synners. Never the later wysdome ys iustified of hir children.
• Matt 12:46 : 46 Whill he yet talked to the people: beholde his mother and his brethren stode without desyringe to speake with him.
• Matt 26:65-67 : 65 Then the hye preste rent his clothes sayinge: He hath blasphemed: what nede we of eny moo witnesses? Behold now ye have hearde his blasphemy: 66 what thinke ye? They answered and sayd: he his worthy to dye. 67 Then spat they in his face and boffeted him with fistes. And other smote him with the palme af their hondes
• Matt 27:40-45 : 40 and sayinge: Thou that destroyest the temple of God and byldest it in thre dayes save thy sylfe. If thou be ye sonne of God come doune from the crosse. 41 Lykwyse also the hye prestes mockinge him with the scribes aud elders sayde: 42 He saved other him sylfe he can not save. If he be ye kynge of Israel: let him now come doune from the crosse and we will beleve him. 43 He trusted in God let him deliver him now yf he will have him: for he sayde I am the sonne of God. 44 That same also the theves which were crucified with him cast in his tethe. 45 From the sixte houre was there dercknes over all the londe vnto the nynth houre.
• Matt 27:63 : 63 and sayde: Syr we remember yt this deceaver sayde whyll he was yet alyve After thre dayes I will aryse agayne.
• John 3:20 : 20 For every man that evyll doeth hateth the light: nether commeth to light lest his dedes shuld be reproved.
• John 5:18 : 18 Therfore the Iewes sought the moare to kill him not only because he had broken the Saboth: but sayde also that God was his father and made him selfe equall with God.
• John 8:48-52 : 48 Then answered the Iewes and sayde vnto him: Saye we not well that thou arte a Samaritane and hast the devyll? 49 Iesus answered: I have not the devyll: but I honour my father and ye have dishonoured me. 50 I seke not myne awne prayse: but ther is one that seketh and iudgeth. 51 Verely verely I saye vnto you yf a man kepe my sayinges he shall never se deeth. 52 Then sayde the Iewes to him: Now knowe we that thou hast the devyll. Abraha is deed and also the Prophetes: and yet thou sayest yf a man kepe my sayinge he shall never tast of deeth.
• John 9:24-29 : 24 Then agayne called they the man that was blynde and sayd vnto him: Geve God the prayse: we knowe that this man is a synner. 25 He answered and sayde: Whyther he be a synner or noo I cannot tell: One thinge I am sure of that I was blynde and now I se. 26 Then sayde they to him agayne. What dyd he to the? How opened he thyne eyes? 27 He answered them I tolde you yerwhyle and ye dyd not heare. Wherfore wolde ye heare it agayne? Will ye also be his disciples? 28 Then rated they him and sayde: Thou arte his disciple. We be Moses disciples. 29 We are sure that God spake with Moses. This felowe we knowe not from whence he is.
• Acts 2:36-41 : 36 So therfore let all the housse of Israel knowe for a suerty yt God hath made ye same Iesus whom ye have crucified LORde and Christ. 37 When they hearde this they were pricked in their hertes and sayd vnto Peter and vnto the other Apostles: Ye men and brethre what shall we do? 38 Peter sayde vnto them: repent and be baptised every one of you in the name of Iesus Christ for the remission of synnes and ye shall receave the gyfte of the holy goost. 39 For ye promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldre and to all that are afarre even as many as ye Lorde oure God shall call. 40 And with many other wordes bare he witnes and exhorted them sayinge: Save youre selves from this vntowarde generacion. 41 Then they that gladly receaved his preachynge were baptised: and the same daye ther were added vnto them aboute thre thousande soules.
• Acts 3:15-19 : 15 and kylled the Lorde of lyfe whom God hath raysed from deeth of the which we are wytnesses. 16 And his name thorow the fayth of his name hath made this man sound whom ye se and knowe. And the fayth which is by him hath geven to him this health in the presence of you all. 17 And now brethre I wote well that thorow ignorauce ye did it as dyd also youre heddes. 18 But those thinges which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his Prophetes how yt Christ shuld suffre he hath thus wyse fulfilled. 19 Repent ye therfore and turne yt youre synnes maye be done awaye when the tyme of refresshinge commeth which we shall have of the presence of the Lorde
• Acts 4:26 : 26 The kynges of the erth stode vp and the rulars came to gedder agaynst the Lorde and agaynst his Christ.
• Acts 6:7 : 7 And the worde of God encreased and the noubre of the disciples multiplied in Ierusalem greatly and a great company of the prestes were obedient to the faythe.