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
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
καὶ αὐτὴ χήρα ἕως ἐτῶν ὀγδοήκοντα τεσσάρων ἣ οὐκ ἀφίστατο τοῦ ἱεροῦ νηστείαις καὶ δεήσεσιν λατρεύουσα νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν·
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- αὐτὴautē“she”Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- χήραchēra“[was] a widow”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “widow” · Strong's G5503
- ἕωςhe'ōs“until”Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
- ἐτῶνetōn“years”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔτος · “year” · Strong's G2094
- ὀγδοήκονταogdoēkonta“eighty [and]”Adjective, number · “eighty” · Strong's G3589
- τεσσάρωνtessarōn“four”Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from τέσσαρες · “four” · Strong's G5064
- ἣhē“who”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἀφίστατοaphistato“was departing”Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀφίστημι · “to leave” · Strong's G0868
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἱεροῦhi'erou“temple”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
- νηστείαιςnēsteiais“with fastings”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from νηστεία · “fasting” · Strong's G3521
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- δεήσεσινdeēsesin“prayers”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from δέησις · “petition” · Strong's G1162
- λατρεύουσαlatreuousa“serving”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from λατρεύω · “to minister” · Strong's G3000
- νύκταnukta“night”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from νύξ · “night” · Strong's G3571
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- 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)