Luke 4:18-21

18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, 19to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 20Then He rolled up the scroll, returned it to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him, 21and He began by saying, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Luke 4:18-21
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Verse 18

Original language (Greek)

πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ, οὗ εἵνεκεν ἔχρισέν με εὐαγγελίσασθαι πτωχοῖς, ἀπέσταλκέν με κηρύξαι αἰχμαλώτοις ἄφεσιν καὶ τυφλοῖς ἀνάβλεψιν, ἀποστεῖλαι τεθραυσμένους ἐν ἀφέσει,

  1. πνεῦμαpneuma“[The] Spirit”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  2. κυρίουkuriou“of [the] Lord [is]”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  3. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  4. ἐμέ,eme“Me myself,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  5. οὗhou“of which”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  6. εἵνεκενeineken“because”
    Preposition · from ἕνεκα, εἵνεκεν · “because of” · Strong's G1752
  7. ἔχρισένechrisen“He has anointed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from χρίω · “to anoint” · Strong's G5548
  8. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. εὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthai“to evangelise”
    Verb, aorist, middle, infinitive · from εὐαγγελίζομαι · “to speak good news” · Strong's G2097
  10. πτωχοῖς,ptōchois“to [the] poor,”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
  11. ἀπέσταλκένapestalken“He has sent”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  12. μεme“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  13. κηρύξαιkēruxai“to proclaim”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from κηρύσσω · “to preach” · Strong's G2784
  14. αἰχμαλώτοιςaichmalōtois“to [the] captives”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from αἰχμάλωτος · “captive” · Strong's G0164
  15. ἄφεσινaphesin“deliverance”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἄφεσις · “forgiveness” · Strong's G0859
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. τυφλοῖςtuphlois“to [the] blind”
    Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from τυφλός · “blind” · Strong's G5185
  18. ἀνάβλεψιν,anablepsin“recovery of sight,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀνάβλεψις · “recovery of sight” · Strong's G0309
  19. ἀποστεῖλαιaposteilai“to send forth”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  20. τεθραυσμένουςtethrausmenous“[the] oppressed”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from θραύω · “to crush” · Strong's G2352
  21. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  22. ἀφέσει,aphesei“deliverance,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἄφεσις · “forgiveness” · Strong's G0859

Verse 19

Original language (Greek)

κηρύξαι ἐνιαυτὸν κυρίου δεκτόν.

  1. κηρύξαιkēruxai“to proclaim”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from κηρύσσω · “to preach” · Strong's G2784
  2. ἐνιαυτὸνeniauton“[the] year”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἐνιαυτός · “year” · Strong's G1763
  3. κυρίουkuriou“of [the] Lord’s”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  4. δεκτόν.dekton“favor.”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from δεκτός · “acceptable” · Strong's G1184

Verse 20

Original language (Greek)

καὶ πτύξας τὸ βιβλίον ἀποδοὺς τῷ ὑπηρέτῃ ἐκάθισεν, καὶ πάντων οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἦσαν ἀτενίζοντες αὐτῷ.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. πτύξαςptuxas“having rolled up”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πτύσσω · “to roll up” · Strong's G4428
  3. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. βιβλίονbiblion“scroll”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “scroll” · Strong's G0975
  5. ἀποδοὺςapodous“having delivered [it]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποδίδωμι · “to pay” · Strong's G0591
  6. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ὑπηρέτῃhupēretē“attendant”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ὑπηρέτης · “servant” · Strong's G5257
  8. ἐκάθισεν,ekathisen“He sat down,”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καθίζω · “to seat” · Strong's G2523
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. πάντωνpantōn“of all”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  11. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoi“eyes”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὀφθαλμός · “eye” · Strong's G3788
  13. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. συναγωγῇsunagōgēa“synagogue”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from συναγωγή · “synagogue” · Strong's G4864
  16. ἦσανēsan“were”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  17. ἀτενίζοντεςatenizontes“fixed upon”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀτενίζω · “to gaze” · Strong's G0816
  18. αὐτῷ.autō“Him.”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846

Verse 21

Original language (Greek)

ἤρξατο δὲ λέγειν πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὅτι σήμερον πεπλήρωται ἡ γραφὴ αὕτη ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν ὑμῶν.

  1. ἤρξατοērxato“He began”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. λέγεινlegein“to say”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  4. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  5. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  7. σήμερονsēmeron“Today”
    Adverb · “today” · Strong's G4594
  8. πεπλήρωταιpeplērōtai“has been fulfilled”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
  9. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. γραφὴgraphē“Scripture”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
  11. αὕτηhautē“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ὠσὶνōsin“hearing”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from οὖς · “ear” · Strong's G3775
  15. ὑμῶν.humōn“of you.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)