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,
- πνεῦμαpneuma“[The] Spirit”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- κυρίουkuriou“of [the] Lord [is]”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- ἐμέ,eme“Me myself,”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- οὗhou“of which”Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- εἵνεκενeineken“because”Preposition · from ἕνεκα, εἵνεκεν · “because of” · Strong's G1752
- ἔχρισένechrisen“He has anointed”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from χρίω · “to anoint” · Strong's G5548
- μεme“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- εὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthai“to evangelise”Verb, aorist, middle, infinitive · from εὐαγγελίζομαι · “to speak good news” · Strong's G2097
- πτωχοῖς,ptōchois“to [the] poor,”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
- ἀπέσταλκένapestalken“He has sent”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
- μεme“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- κηρύξαιkēruxai“to proclaim”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from κηρύσσω · “to preach” · Strong's G2784
- αἰχμαλώτοιςaichmalōtois“to [the] captives”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from αἰχμάλωτος · “captive” · Strong's G0164
- ἄφεσινaphesin“deliverance”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἄφεσις · “forgiveness” · Strong's G0859
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τυφλοῖςtuphlois“to [the] blind”Adjective, dative, plural, masculine · from τυφλός · “blind” · Strong's G5185
- ἀνάβλεψιν,anablepsin“recovery of sight,”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀνάβλεψις · “recovery of sight” · Strong's G0309
- ἀποστεῖλαιaposteilai“to send forth”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
- τεθραυσμένουςtethrausmenous“[the] oppressed”Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from θραύω · “to crush” · Strong's G2352
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ἀφέσει,aphesei“deliverance,”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἄφεσις · “forgiveness” · Strong's G0859
Verse 19
Original language (Greek)
κηρύξαι ἐνιαυτὸν κυρίου δεκτόν.
- κηρύξαιkēruxai“to proclaim”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from κηρύσσω · “to preach” · Strong's G2784
- ἐνιαυτὸνeniauton“[the] year”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἐνιαυτός · “year” · Strong's G1763
- κυρίουkuriou“of [the] Lord’s”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- 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.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- πτύξαςptuxas“having rolled up”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πτύσσω · “to roll up” · Strong's G4428
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- βιβλίονbiblion“scroll”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “scroll” · Strong's G0975
- ἀποδοὺςapodous“having delivered [it]”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποδίδωμι · “to pay” · Strong's G0591
- τῷtō“to the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὑπηρέτῃhupēretē“attendant”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ὑπηρέτης · “servant” · Strong's G5257
- ἐκάθισεν,ekathisen“He sat down,”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καθίζω · “to seat” · Strong's G2523
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- πάντωνpantōn“of all”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoi“eyes”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὀφθαλμός · “eye” · Strong's G3788
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- συναγωγῇsunagōgēa“synagogue”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from συναγωγή · “synagogue” · Strong's G4864
- ἦσανēsan“were”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἀτενίζοντεςatenizontes“fixed upon”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀτενίζω · “to gaze” · Strong's G0816
- 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.
- ἤρξατοērxato“He began”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- λέγεινlegein“to say”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- αὐτοὺςautous“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- σήμερονsēmeron“Today”Adverb · “today” · Strong's G4594
- πεπλήρωταιpeplērōtai“has been fulfilled”Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γραφὴgraphē“Scripture”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γραφή · “a writing” · Strong's G1124
- αὕτηhautē“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὠσὶνōsin“hearing”Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from οὖς · “ear” · Strong's G3775
- 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)