Luke 1:17 Go deeper
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And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 1
αὐτὸςautoshe himself
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (P-NSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 2
προελεύσεταιproeleusetaiwill go forth
Lemma: προέρχομαι (proerchomai) · Strong's: G4281
Parsing: Verb · Future · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-FDI-3S)
Meaning: to go before — προ-έρχομαι ; [in LXX: Gen.33:3, 14 R (עָבַר), Jdth.2:19, Sir.35:10 (Sir.32:10) al ; ] ; 1. to go forward, go on, advance: before μικρόν, Mat.26:39 and Mrk.14:35 (WH, mg., προσελθών): ῥύμην μίαν (cf. Plat., Rep., i,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 26:39, Mark 6:33, Mark 14:35, Luke 22:47, Acts 12:10, Acts 20:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4281; TFLSJ G4281; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 3
ἐνώπιονenōpionbefore
Lemma: ἐνώπιον (enōpion) · Strong's: G1799
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: before — ἐνώπιος, -ον; (ὤψ), [in LXX for פָּנִים, etc. ; ] ; face to face, in sight (Theocr.; ἄρτοι ἐ., Exo.25:29): neut., ἐνώπιον, in vernacular, with force of prep. with genitive [in LXX for פָּנִים, עַיִן, etc., cf. Dalman,…
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Used 95 times. Also: Luke 1:15, Luke 1:19, Luke 1:75, Luke 1:76, Luke 4:7, Luke 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1799; TFLSJ G1799; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 4
αὐτοῦautouHim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 5
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 6
πνεύματιpneumati[the] spirit
Lemma: πνεῦμα (pneuma) · Strong's: G4151G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: spirit/breath: spirit — πνεῦμα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for רוּחַ ; ] ; 1. of air in motion; (a) wind: Jhn.3:8; pl., Heb.1:7 (LXX); (b) breath: π. ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; π. τοῦ στόματος, figuratively, 2Th.2:8 (cf. Ps 32…
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Used 378 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:1, Matthew 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4151G; TFLSJ G4151G; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 7
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 8
δυνάμειdunameipower
Lemma: δύναμις (dunamis) · Strong's: G1411
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: power — δύναμις, -εως, ἡ ; (δύναμαι), [in LXX for עֹז ,גּבוּרָה ,צָבָה ,(חֵיל) חַיִל, etc.; 35 words in all ; ] ; power, might, strength; relatively, ability, power to perform: Mat.25:15, Act.3:12, Heb.11:11; κατὰ δ., 2Co.8:3;…
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Used 120 times. Also: Matthew 6:13, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 11:20, Matthew 11:21, Matthew 11:23, Matthew 13:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1411; TFLSJ G1411; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 9
ἨλίουĒliouof Elijah
Lemma: Ἡλίας (Hēlias) · Strong's: G2243
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Elijah — Ἡλείας (Rec. Ἡλίας; L Tr., Ἡίας; T, Ἡλείας; cf. WH, App., 155, Intr., § 408), -ου (-α, Luk.1:17, WH), ὁ (Heb. אֵלִיָּה,), ; Elijah (3Ki.17:1-24, al.): Mat.11:14 16:14 17:3-4, 10-12 27:47, 49, Mrk.6:15 8:28 9:4-5, 11-13…
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Used 30 times. Also: Matthew 11:14, Matthew 16:14, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2243; TFLSJ G2243; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 10
ἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaito turn
Lemma: ἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō) · Strong's: G1994
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)
Meaning: to turn — ἐπι-στρέφω ; [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for שׁוּב, in its various senses, also for פָּנָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. trans., to turn about, round or towards, hence metaphorically, to turn, cause to return (to God, virtue,…
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Used 36 times. Also: Matthew 10:13, Matthew 12:44, Matthew 13:15, Matthew 24:18, Mark 4:12, Mark 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1994; TFLSJ G1994; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 11
καρδίαςkardias[the] hearts
Lemma: καρδία (kardia) · Strong's: G2588
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: heart — καρδία, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לֵבָב ,לֵב ; ] ; the heart, ; 1. the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( 2Ki.18:14, 4Ki.9:24, al.). ; 2. In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective…
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Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2588; TFLSJ G2588; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 12
πατέρωνpaterōnof [the] fathers
Lemma: πατήρ (patēr) · Strong's: G3962
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)
Meaning: father — πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ; ] ; a father; 1. prop., ; (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.),…
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Used 420 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3962; TFLSJ G3962; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 13
ἐπὶepito
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
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Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 14
τέκναtekna[the] children
Lemma: τέκνον (teknon) · Strong's: G5043
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)
Meaning: child — τέκνον, -ου, τό ; (τίκτω), [in LXX chiefly for בֵּן, also for יֶלֶד, etc. ; ] ; that which is begotten, born (cf. Scottish bairn), a child of either sex: Mrk.13:12, Luk.1:7, Act.7:5; pl., Mat.7:11, Mrk.7:27, Luk.1:17,…
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Used 99 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 10:21, Matthew 15:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5043; TFLSJ G5043; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 15
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 16
ἀπειθεῖςapeitheis[the] disobedient
Lemma: ἀπειθής (apeithēs) · Strong's: G0545
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (A-APM)
Meaning: disobedient — ἀπειθής, -ές; (πείθομαι), [in LXX for מַרְאָה, מְרִיא, סָרַר ; ] ; disobedient: absol., Luk.1:17, Tit.1:16 3:3; with dative, Act.26:19, Rom.1:30, 2Ti.3:2.†; (AS)
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Used 6 times. Also: Acts 26:19, Romans 1:30, 2 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:16, Titus 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0545; TFLSJ G0545; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 17
ἐνento
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 18
φρονήσειphronēsei[the] wisdom
Lemma: φρόνησις (phronēsis) · Strong's: G5428
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)
Meaning: understanding — φρόνησις, -εως, ἡ; (φρονέω), [in LXX for בִּינָה, תָּבוּן, חׇכְמָה, etc. ; ] ; understanding, practical wisdom, prudence: Luk.1:17, Eph.1:8.†; SYN.: see: σοφία, and cf. Lft., Notes, 317 (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Ephesians 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5428; TFLSJ G5428; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 19
δικαίων,dikaiōnof [the] righteous,
Lemma: δίκαιος (dikaios) · Strong's: G1342
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: just — δίκαιος, -α, -ον; (δίκη), [in LXX chiefly for צַדִּיק (for rendering of צַדִּיק in sense of correct, see Deiss., BS, 115 f.); sometimes for נָקִי as Pro.1:11, al. ; ] ; in early Gk. writers ; (a) of persons, observant…
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Used 81 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 13:17, Matthew 13:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1342; TFLSJ G1342; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 20
ἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaito make ready
Lemma: ἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō) · Strong's: G2090
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)
Meaning: to make ready — ἑτοιμάζω; (ἕτοιμος), [in LXX chiefly for כּוּן hi. (Hatch, Essays, 51 a.) ; ] ; to prepare, make ready; (a) absol., of hospitable preparation: Mrk.14:15, Luk.9:52 12:47 22:9, 12; with inf., Mat.26:17; ἵνα, Mrk.14:12;…
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Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 3:3, Matthew 20:23, Matthew 22:4, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:41, Matthew 26:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2090; TFLSJ G2090; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 21
κυρίῳkuriōfor [the] Lord
Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962G
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-DSM-T)
Meaning: lord: God — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…
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Used 662 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2962G; TFLSJ G2962G; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 22
λαὸνlaona people
Lemma: λαός (laos) · Strong's: G2992
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: a people — λαός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX very frequently for עַם, Gen.14:16, al.; occasionally for לְאֹם ( Gen.25:23, al.), etc. ; ] ; a word rarely found in Att. prose; 1. the people at large (Hom., al.), esp. of people assembled:…
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Used 143 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2992; TFLSJ G2992; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 23
κατεσκευασμένον.¶kateskeuasmenonprepared.
Lemma: κατασκευάζω (kataskeuazō) · Strong's: G2680
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-RPP-ASM)
Meaning: to prepare — κατα-σκευάζω ; [in LXX: Isa.40:19, 28, (בָּרָא), etc. ; ] ; to prepare, make ready: τ. ὁδόν, Mat.11:10, Mrk.1:2, Luk.7:27; οἶκον, Heb.3:3-4; σκηνήν, Heb.9:2, 6; κιβωτόν, Heb.11:7, 1Pe.3:20; pass. pf. ptcp., λαον κ.,…
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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 11:10, Mark 1:2, Luke 7:27, Hebrews 3:3, Hebrews 3:4, Hebrews 9:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2680; TFLSJ G2680; TAGNT Luke 1:17 word 24
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And | → | καί G2532 and |
| he | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| will go on | → | προέρχομαι G4281 to go before |
| before | → | ἐνώπιον G1799 before |
| [the Lord] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] spirit | → | πνεῦμα G4151G spirit/breath: spirit |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| power | → | δύναμις G1411 power |
| of Elijah | → | Ἡλίας G2243 Elijah |
| to turn | → | ἐπιστρέφω G1994 to turn |
| [the] hearts | → | καρδία G2588 heart |
| of [the] fathers | → | πατήρ G3962 father |
| to | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| [their] children | → | τέκνον G5043 child |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| [the] disobedient | → | ἀπειθής G0545 disobedient |
| to | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] wisdom | → | φρόνησις G5428 understanding |
| of [the] righteous | → | δίκαιος G1342 just |
| to make ready | → | ἑτοιμάζω G2090 to make ready |
| a people | → | λαός G2992 a people |
| prepared | → | κατασκευάζω G2680 to prepare |
| for [the] Lord | → | κύριος G2962G lord: God |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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