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And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (KJV)
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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 2:34 word 1
εὐλόγησενeulogēsenblessed
Lemma: εὐλογέω (eulogeō) · Strong's: G2127
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to praise/bless — εὐλογέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּרַךְ pi. ; ] ; 1. to speak well of, praise (cl.; LXX Deu.8:10, al.): τ. θεόν, Luk.1:64 2:28 24:51, 53 (αἰνοῦντες, T, WH, mg.), Jas.3:9; absol., to give praise, Mat.14:19 26:26 (see…
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Used 43 times. Also: Matthew 5:44, Matthew 14:19, Matthew 21:9, Matthew 23:39, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 26:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2127; TFLSJ G2127; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 2
αὐτοὺςautousthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)
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),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:34 word 3
ΣυμεὼνSumeōnSimeon
Lemma: Συμεών (Sumeōn) · Strong's: G4826G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Simeon — Συμεών, ὁ indecl., (Heb. שִׁמְעוֹן), ; Simeon (so always AV; RV in Luk.2:25, 34 only), Symeon, a Heb. name for which the Gk. Σίμων, which see, was also used; 1. the son of Jacob (Gen.29:33): Rev.7:7. ; 2. An ancestor of…
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Used 2 times. Also: Luke 2:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4826G; TFLSJ G4826G; TAGNT Luke 2:34 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,…
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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 2:34 word 5
εἶπενeipensaid
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
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Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 6
πρὸςprosto
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
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Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 7
ΜαριὰμMariamMary
Lemma: Μαρία (Maria) · Strong's: G3137G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine · Individual (N-ASF-P)
Meaning: Mary — Μαρία, -ας (Hellenized form), and Μαριάμ, indecl., ἡ (Aram. מַרְיָם; Heb. מִרְיָם) ; Mary. In NT; 1. the mother of Jesus: Mat.1:16 ff. Mat.2:11 13:55, Mrk.6:3, Luk.1:27 ff. Luk.2:5, 16 2:19, 34, Act.1:14 ; 2. M.…
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Used 26 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 13:55, Matthew 27:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3137G; TFLSJ G3137G; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 8
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 9
μητέραmēteramother
Lemma: μήτηρ (mētēr) · Strong's: G3384
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: mother — μήτηρ ; genitive, ; μητρός, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אֵם ; ] ; mother: Mat.1:18 2:11, al.; figuratively, of one who takes the place of a mother, ἰδοὺ, ἡ μ. μου, Mat.12:49 (cf. Mat.12:50, Mrk.3:35, Jhn.19:27, Rom.16:13,…
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Used 85 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3384; TFLSJ G3384; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 10
αὐτοῦ·autouof Him:
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 2:34 word 11
ἰδοὺidouBehold
Lemma: ἰδού (idou) · Strong's: G2400
Parsing: Interjection (INJ)
Meaning: look! — ἰδού, ; [in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,] ; prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11), ; lo, behold, see: Mat.10:16 11:8…
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Used 208 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2400; TFLSJ G2400; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 12
οὗτοςhoutosthis [Child]
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (D-NSM)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 13
κεῖταιkeitaiis appointed
Lemma: κεῖμαι (keimai) · Strong's: G2749
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)
Meaning: to lay/be appointed — κεῖμαι ; [in LXX: Jer.24:1 (יָעַד hoph,), al. ; ] ; used as passive of τίθημι (LS, see word), to be laid, to lie; (a) of persons: an infant, Luk.2:12, 16; a dead body, Mat.28:6, Luk.23:53, Jhn.20:12; (b) of things, to…
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Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 28:6, Luke 2:12, Luke 2:16, Luke 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2749; TFLSJ G2749; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 14
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 2:34 word 15
πτῶσινptōsin[the] falling
Lemma: πτῶσις (ptōsis) · Strong's: G4431
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: fall — πτῶσις, -εως, ἡ; (πίπτω), [in LXX chiefly for נֶגֶף, מַפֶּלֶת, and cogn. forms ; ] ; a falling, fall (Plat., Plut., al.): Mat.7:27; metaphorically, Luk.2:34.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Matthew 7:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4431; TFLSJ G4431; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 16
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 2:34 word 17
ἀνάστασινanastasinrising up
Lemma: ἀνάστασις (anastasis) · Strong's: G0386
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: resurrection — ἀνά-στασις, -εως, ή; (ἀνίστημι), [in LXX: Zep.3:8 (קוּם), La 3:63 (קִימָה), קִימָה), Psa.66:1-20 title., Dan LXX 11:20, 2Ma.7:14 2Mac 12:43 * ; ] ; 1. a raising up, awakening, rising (in Inscr. of the erection of a…
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Used 42 times. Also: Matthew 22:23, Matthew 22:28, Matthew 22:30, Matthew 22:31, Mark 12:18, Mark 12:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0386; TFLSJ G0386; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 18
πολλῶνpollōnof many
Lemma: πολύς (polus) · Strong's: G4183
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: much — πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος,…
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Used 377 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4183; TFLSJ G4183; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 19
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 2:34 word 20
τῷtō<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 21
ἸσραὴλIsraēlIsrael
Lemma: Ἰσραήλ (Israēl) · Strong's: G2474
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Location (N-DSM-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,…
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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 2:34 word 22
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 2:34 word 23
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:34 word 24
σημεῖονsēmeiona sign
Lemma: σημεῖον (sēmeion) · Strong's: G4592
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: sign — σημεῖον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹת ; ] ; a sign, mark, token; (a) of that which distinguishes a person or thing from others: Mat.26:48 Luk.2:12, 2Th.3:17 (cf. Deiss., LAE, 153.2); before genitive epexeg.,…
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Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 12:38, Matthew 12:39, Matthew 16:1, Matthew 16:3, Matthew 16:4, Matthew 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4592; TFLSJ G4592; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 25
ἀντιλεγόμενον.antilegomenonspoken against —.
Lemma: ἀντιλέγω (antilegō) · Strong's: G0483
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (V-PPP-ASN)
Meaning: to dispute — ἀντι-λέγω ; [in LXX: Hos.4:4 (רִיב hi.), Isa.50:5 (סוּג ni.) Isa.22:22 65:2, Sir.4:25, 3Ma.2:28, 4Ma.4:7 4Mac 8:2 * ; ] ; cοntradict, oppose, resist (see Field, Notes, 106; MM, VGT, see word); absol.: Act.28:19,…
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Used 10 times. Also: Luke 20:27, John 19:12, Acts 13:45, Acts 28:19, Acts 28:22, Romans 10:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0483; TFLSJ G0483; TAGNT Luke 2:34 word 26
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | καί G2532 and |
| Simeon | → | Συμεών G4826G Simeon |
| blessed | → | εὐλογέω G2127 to praise/bless |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| said | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| to | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| His | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| mother | → | μήτηρ G3384 mother |
| Mary | → | Μαρία G3137G Mary |
| Behold | → | ἰδού G2400 look! |
| this [Child] | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| is appointed | → | κεῖμαι G2749 to lay/be appointed |
| [to cause] | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| [the] rise | → | ἀνάστασις G0386 resurrection |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| fall | → | πτῶσις G4431 fall |
| of many | → | πολύς G4183 much |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Israel | → | Ἰσραήλ G2474 Israel |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| [to be] | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| a sign | → | σημεῖον G4592 sign |
| that will be spoken against | → | ἀντιλέγω G0483 to dispute |
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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