God & Savior

Luke 1:2

just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
Luke 1:2
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Original language (Greek)

καθὼς παρέδοσαν ἡμῖν οἱ ἀπ᾽ ἀρχῆς αὐτόπται καὶ ὑπηρέται γενόμενοι τοῦ λόγου,

  1. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  2. παρέδοσανparedosan“delivered [them]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from παραδίδωμι · “to deliver” · Strong's G3860
  3. ἡμῖνhēmin“to us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  4. οἱhoi“those”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  6. ἀρχῆςarchēs“[the] beginning”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἀρχή · “beginning” · Strong's G0746
  7. αὐτόπταιautoptai“eyewitnesses”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτόπτης · “eyewitness” · Strong's G0845
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. ὑπηρέταιhupēretai“servants”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὑπηρέτης · “servant” · Strong's G5257
  10. γενόμενοιgenomenoi“having been”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  11. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. λόγου,logou“word,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)