God & Savior

Luke 2:20

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
Luke 2:20
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ὑπέστρεψαν οἱ ποιμένες δοξάζοντες καὶ αἰνοῦντες τὸν θεὸν ἐπὶ πᾶσιν οἷς ἤκουσαν καὶ εἶδον καθὼς ἐλαλήθη πρὸς αὐτούς.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsan“returned”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ὑποστρέφω · “to return” · Strong's G5290
  3. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ποιμένεςpoimenes“shepherds”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ποιμήν · “shepherd” · Strong's G4166
  5. δοξάζοντεςdoxazontes“glorifying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from δοξάζω · “to glorify” · Strong's G1392
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. αἰνοῦντεςainountes“praising”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from αἰνέω · “to praise” · Strong's G0134
  8. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. θεὸνtheon“God”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  10. ἐπὶepi“for”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  11. πᾶσινpasin“all things”
    Adjective, dative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  12. οἷςhois“which”
    Relative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  13. ἤκουσανēkousan“they had heard”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. εἶδονeidon“seen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  16. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  17. ἐλαλήθηelalēthē“it was said”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  18. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  19. αὐτούς.autous“them.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)