to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”Luke 1:79
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου καθημένοις, τοῦ κατευθῦναι τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης.
- ἐπιφᾶναιepiphanai“to shine upon”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐπιφαίνω · “to appear” · Strong's G2014
- τοῖςtois“those”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- σκότειskotei“darkness”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from σκότος · “darkness” · Strong's G4655
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- σκιᾷskia“in [the] shadow”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from σκιά · “shadow” · Strong's G4639
- θανάτουthanatou“of death”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θάνατος · “death” · Strong's G2288
- καθημένοις,kathēmenois“sitting,”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, dative, plural, masculine · from κάθημαι · “to sit” · Strong's G2521
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κατευθῦναιkateuthunai“to direct”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from κατευθύνω · “to guide” · Strong's G2720
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πόδαςpodas“feet”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- ὁδὸνhodon“[the] way”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
- εἰρήνης.eirēnēs“of peace.”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from εἰρήνη · “peace” · Strong's G1515
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)