a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”Luke 2:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ.
- φῶςphōs“a light”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “light” · Strong's G5457
- εἰςeis“for”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- ἀποκάλυψινapokalupsin“revelation”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀποκάλυψις · “revelation” · Strong's G0602
- ἐθνῶνethnōn“of [the] Gentiles”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔθνος · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- δόξανdoxan“glory”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δόξα · “glory” · Strong's G1391
- λαοῦlaou“of [the] people”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
- σουsou“of You”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- Ἰσραήλ.Israēl“of Israel.”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰσραήλ · “Israel” · Strong's G2474
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)