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A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
φῶςphōsa light
Lemma: φῶς (phōs) · Strong's: G5457
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: light — φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; φάω), genitive, φωτός, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹר ; ] ; light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mat.17:2, 5, Jhn.11:9-10, 2Co.4:6; ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; of a lamp, Luk.8:16 11:33, Jhn.5:35,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 71 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 10:27, Matthew 17:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5457; TFLSJ G5457; TAGNT Luke 2:32 word 1
εἰςeisfor
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
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Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Luke 2:32 word 2
ἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinrevelation
Lemma: ἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis) · Strong's: G0602
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: revelation — ἀπο-κάλυψις, -εως, ἡ; (ἀποκαλύπτω), [in LXX: 1Ki.20:30 (עֶרְוָה), Sir.11:27 22:22 42:1 * ; ] ; an uncovering, laying bare (Plut.). Metaphorical, a revealing, revelation: a disclosure of divine truth, or a manifestion…
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Used 18 times. Also: Romans 2:5, Romans 8:19, Romans 16:25, 1 Corinthians 1:7, 1 Corinthians 14:6, 1 Corinthians 14:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0602; TFLSJ G0602; TAGNT Luke 2:32 word 3
ἐθνῶνethnōnof [the] Gentiles
Lemma: ἔθνος (ethnos) · Strong's: G1484
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (N-GPN)
Meaning: Gentiles — ἔθνος, -ους, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַם ,גּוֹי ; ] ; 1. a multitude, a company, whether of beasts or men (Hom.). ; 2. a nation, people: Mat.21:43 24:7, Mrk.13:8, Luk.22:25, Act.10:35, al.; in sing., of the Jewish…
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Used 165 times. Also: Matthew 4:15, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 10:5, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1484; TFLSJ G1484; TAGNT Luke 2:32 word 4
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:32 word 5
δόξανdoxanglory
Lemma: δόξα (doxa) · Strong's: G1391
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: glory — δόξα, -ης, ἡ ; (δοκέω), [in LXX very frequently for כָּבוֹד, also for הוֹד ,פִּפְאֶרֶת, etc., 25 words in all ; ] ; in cl., ; 1. expectation, judgment, opinion (4Ma.5:18). ; 2. opinion, estimation in which one is held,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 168 times. Also: Matthew 4:8, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:29, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 19:28, Matthew 24:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1391; TFLSJ G1391; TAGNT Luke 2:32 word 6
λαοῦlaouof [the] people
Lemma: λαός (laos) · Strong's: G2992
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
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:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:32 word 7
σουsouof You
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Singular (P-2GS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 2:32 word 8
Ἰσραήλ.¶Israēlof Israel.
Lemma: Ἰσραήλ (Israēl) · Strong's: G2474
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Location (N-GSM-L)
Meaning: Israel — Ἰσραήλ (FlJ, Ἰσράηλος, -ου), ὁ indecl. (Heb. יִשְׂרָאֵל, Gen.32:28), ; Israel: ὁ οἶκος Ἰ., Act.7:42 (LXX), al.; λαός, Act.4:10; υὁοί, Act.5:21, al.; αἱ φυλαὶ τοῦ Ἰ., Mat.19:28, al. By meton., for the Israelites,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 69 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21, Matthew 8:10, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 10:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2474; TFLSJ G2474; TAGNT Luke 2:32 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| a light | → | φῶς G5457 light |
| for | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| revelation | → | ἀποκάλυψις G0602 revelation |
| to [the] Gentiles | → | ἔθνος G1484 Gentiles |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| for glory | → | δόξα G1391 glory |
| to Your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| people | → | λαός G2992 a people |
| Israel | → | Ἰσραήλ G2474 Israel |
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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