Luke 1:32-33

32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, 33and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
Luke 1:32-33
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Verse 32

Original language (Greek)

οὗτος ἔσται μέγας καὶ υἱὸς ὑψίστου κληθήσεται, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ κύριος ὁ θεὸς τὸν θρόνον Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ,

  1. οὗτοςhoutos“He”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. ἔσταιestai“will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  3. μέγαςmegas“great”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “great” · Strong's G3173
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. υἱὸςhuios“Son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  6. ὑψίστουhupsistou“of [the] Most High”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine, superlative · from ὕψιστος · “highest” · Strong's G5310
  7. κληθήσεται,klēthēsetai“He will be called,”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. δώσειdōsei“will give”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  10. αὐτῷautō“to Him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  11. κύριοςkurios“[the] Lord”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  12. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  14. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. θρόνονthronon“throne”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θρόνος · “throne” · Strong's G2362
  16. ΔαυὶδDauid“of David”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ · “David” · Strong's G1138
  17. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. πατρὸςpatros“father”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  19. αὐτοῦ,autou“of Him,”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846

Verse 33

Original language (Greek)

καὶ βασιλεύσει ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰακὼβ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔσται τέλος.

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. βασιλεύσειbasileusei“He will reign”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βασιλεύω · “to reign” · Strong's G0936
  3. ἐπὶepi“over”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  4. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. οἶκονoikon“house”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οἶκος · “house” · Strong's G3624H
  6. ἸακὼβIakōb“of Jacob”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰακώβ · “Jacob” · Strong's G2384H
  7. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  8. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. αἰῶνας,aiōnas“ages,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αἰών · “an age” · Strong's G0165H
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. βασιλείαςbasileias“kingdom”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from βασιλεία · “kingdom” · Strong's G0932
  13. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  15. ἔσταιestai“there will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  16. τέλος.telos“an end!”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τέλος · “goal/tax” · Strong's G5056
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)