Luke 1:79

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
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Original language (Greek)

ἐπιφᾶναι τοῖς ἐν σκότει καὶ σκιᾷ θανάτου καθημένοις, τοῦ κατευθῦναι τοὺς πόδας ἡμῶν εἰς ὁδὸν εἰρήνης.

  1. ἐπιφᾶναιepiphanai“to shine upon”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐπιφαίνω · “to appear” · Strong's G2014
  2. τοῖςtois“those”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. σκότειskotei“darkness”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from σκότος · “darkness” · Strong's G4655
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. σκιᾷskia“in [the] shadow”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from σκιά · “shadow” · Strong's G4639
  7. θανάτουthanatou“of death”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θάνατος · “death” · Strong's G2288
  8. καθημένοις,kathēmenois“sitting,”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, dative, plural, masculine · from κάθημαι · “to sit” · Strong's G2521
  9. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. κατευθῦναιkateuthunai“to direct”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from κατευθύνω · “to guide” · Strong's G2720
  11. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. πόδαςpodas“feet”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πούς · “foot” · Strong's G4228
  13. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  14. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  15. ὁδὸνhodon“[the] way”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
  16. 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)