God & Savior

Luke 2:29

“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
Luke 2:29
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Original language (Greek)

νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ

  1. νῦνnun“Now”
    Adverb · “now” · Strong's G3568
  2. ἀπολύειςapolueis“You dismiss”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἀπολύω · “to release” · Strong's G0630G
  3. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. δοῦλόνdoulon“servant”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
  5. σου,sou“of You,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  6. δέσποτα,despota“Lord,”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from δεσπότης · “master” · Strong's G1203
  7. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  8. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ῥῆμάrhēma“declaration”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ῥῆμα · “declaration” · Strong's G4487
  10. σουsou“of You”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  12. εἰρήνῃeirēnē“peace”
    Noun, dative, 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)