Luke 21:28 Go deeper
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And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἈρχομένωνArchomenōnBeginning
Lemma: ἄρχω (archō) · Strong's: G0757
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (V-PMP-GPN)
Meaning: be first — ἄρχω ; [in LXX for חָלַל, מָשַׁל, etc. ; ] ; 1. to begin. ; 2. to rule (see DCG, ii, 538b.): with genitive, Mrk.10:42, Rom.15:12. Mid., to begin: before ἀπό, Mat.16:21 20:8, Luk.14:18 23:5 24:27, 47, Jhn.8:9, Act.1:22…
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Used 86 times. Also: Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:7, Matthew 11:20, Matthew 12:1, Matthew 14:30, Matthew 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0757; TFLSJ G0757; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 1
δὲdethen
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 2
τούτωνtoutōnof these things
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (D-GPN)
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 21:28 word 3
γίνεσθαιginesthaito come to pass
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Infinitive (V-PNN)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 4
ἀνακύψατεanakupsatedo look up
Lemma: ἀνακύπτω (anakuptō) · Strong's: G0352
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-AAM-2P)
Meaning: to straighten up — άνα-κύπτω; [in LXX: Job.10:15 (נָשָׂא רֹאשׁ), Dan LXX, Su 1:35 * ; ] ; to lift oneself up; (a) bodily; Luk.13:11, Jhn.8:7, 10; (b) mentally, to be elated: Luk.21:28 (cf. MM, VGT, see word).†; (AS)
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Used 4 times. Also: Luke 13:11, John 8:7, John 8:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0352; TFLSJ G0352; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 5
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 21:28 word 6
ἐπάρατεeparatedo lift up
Lemma: ἐπαίρω (epairō) · Strong's: G1869
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-AAM-2P)
Meaning: to lift up — ἐπ-αίρω ; [in LXX for נָשָׂא, רוּם, etc. ; ] ; to lift up, raise: τ. ἀρτέμονα, Act.27:40; χεῖρας, Luk.24:50, 1Ti.2:8; κεφαλάς, Luk.21:28; ὀφθαλμούς, Mat.17:8, Luk.6:20 16:23 18:13, Jhn.4:35 6:5 17:1; φωνήν, Luk.11:27,…
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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 17:8, Luke 6:20, Luke 11:27, Luke 16:23, Luke 18:13, Luke 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1869; TFLSJ G1869; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 7
τὰςtasthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (T-APF)
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 21:28 word 8
κεφαλὰςkephalasheads
Lemma: κεφαλή (kephalē) · Strong's: G2776
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: head — κεφαλή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX nearly always for רֹאשׁ ; ] ; the head: Mat.5:35, Mrk.6:24, Rev.1:14 9:7, al. mult.; figuratively, ἄνθρακες ἐπὶ τὴν κ., Rom.12:20 (LXX); αἷμι, Act.18:6; metaphorically, of a husband, with…
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Used 76 times. Also: Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:17, Matthew 8:20, Matthew 10:30, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 14:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2776; TFLSJ G2776; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 9
ὑμῶνhumōnof you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
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 21:28 word 10
διότιdiotibecause
Lemma: διότι (dioti) · Strong's: G1360
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: because — δι-ότι , conjunct., for διὰ τοῦτο, ὅτι (Lat. propterea quod), ; because: Luk.1:13 2:7 21:28, Act.13:35 18:10 20:26 22:18, Rom.1:19, 21 3:20 8:7, 21, 1Co.15:9, Php.2:26, 1Th.2:8, 18 (Lft., Notes, 37) 1Th.4:6, Heb.11:5,…
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Used 23 times. Also: Luke 1:13, Luke 2:7, Acts 13:35, Acts 18:10, Acts 20:26, Acts 22:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1360; TFLSJ G1360; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 11
ἐγγίζειengizeidraws near
Lemma: ἐγγίζω (engizō) · Strong's: G1448
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to come near — ἐγγίζω (ἐγγύς). ; [in LXX for נגשׁ, קרב, etc. ; ] ; 1. trans., to bring near: Gen.48:10, Isa.5:8. ; 2. Intrans., to come near: absol., Mat.26:46, Mrk.14:42, Luk.18:40 19:41 21:20, 28 24:15, Act.21:33 23:15; with adv.,…
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Used 43 times. Also: Matthew 3:2, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 10:7, Matthew 15:8, Matthew 21:1, Matthew 21:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1448; TFLSJ G1448; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 12
ἡhēthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)
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 21:28 word 13
ἀπολύτρωσιςapolutrōsisredemption
Lemma: ἀπολύτρωσις (apolutrōsis) · Strong's: G0629
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: redemption — ἀπο-λύτρωσις, -εως, ἡ; (ἀπολυτρόω, to release on payment of ransom, cf. λύτρον), [in LXX: Da (LXX) Dan.4:30 with * ; ] ; release effected by payment of ransom, redemption, deliverance; metaphorically, Heb.11:35; of…
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Used 10 times. Also: Romans 3:24, Romans 8:23, 1 Corinthians 1:30, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 1:14, Ephesians 4:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0629; TFLSJ G0629; TAGNT Luke 21:28 word 14
ὑμῶν.¶humōnof you.
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
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).…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 21:28 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When | → | δέ G1161 then |
| these things | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| begin | → | G0756 |
| to happen | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| stand up | → | ἀνακύπτω G0352 to straighten up |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| lift up | → | ἐπαίρω G1869 to lift up |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| heads | → | κεφαλή G2776 head |
| because | → | διότι G1360 because |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| redemption | → | ἀπολύτρωσις G0629 redemption |
| is drawing near | → | ἐγγίζω G1448 to come near |
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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