Luke 2:37

and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
Luke 2:37
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ αὐτὴ χήρα ἕως ἐτῶν ὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρων ἣ οὐκ ἀφίστατο τοῦ ἱεροῦ νηστείαις καὶ δεήσεσιν λατρεύουσα νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν·

  1. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. αὐτὴautē“she”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  3. χήραchēra“[was] a widow”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “widow” · Strong's G5503
  4. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  5. ἐτῶνetōn“years”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔτος · “year” · Strong's G2094
  6. ὀγδοήκονταogdoēkonta“eighty [and]”
    Adjective, number · “eighty” · Strong's G3589
  7. τεσσάρωνtessarōn“four”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from τέσσαρες · “four” · Strong's G5064
  8. ἣhē“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  9. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  10. ἀφίστατοaphistato“was departing”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀφίστημι · “to leave” · Strong's G0868
  11. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ἱεροῦhi'erou“temple”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
  13. νηστείαιςnēsteiais“with fastings”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from νηστεία · “fasting” · Strong's G3521
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. δεήσεσινdeēsesin“prayers”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from δέησις · “petition” · Strong's G1162
  16. λατρεύουσαlatreuousa“serving”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from λατρεύω · “to minister” · Strong's G3000
  17. νύκταnukta“night”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from νύξ · “night” · Strong's G3571
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ἡμέραν·hēmeran“day;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)