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Luke 2:37


Luke 2:36 Luke 2:37 (KJV) Luke 2:38
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day.
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

AndG2532 sheG3778 was a widowG5503 of about fourscoreG3589 and fourG5064 yearsG2094, whichG3739 departedG868 notG3756 fromG575 the templeG2411, but servedG3000 God with fastingsG3521 andG2532 prayersG1162 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250.


Original Greek

καὶ αὐτὴ χήρα ὡς ἐτῶν ὀγδοηκοντατεσσάρων, ἣ οὐκ ἀφίστατο ἀπὸ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, νηστείαις καὶ δεήσεσι λατρεύουσα νύκτα καὶ ἡμέραν.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
καὶ
kai G2532 CONJ And
αὐτὴ
autē G846 P-NSF she
χήρα
chēra G5503 N-NSF a widow
ὡς
hōs G5613 ADV of about
ἐτῶν
etōn G2094 N-GPN years
ὀγδοηκοντατεσσάρων,
ogdoēkontatessarōn G3589 A-GPN fourscore
G0 A-GPN and four
G3739 R-NSF which
οὐκ
ouk G3756 PRT-N not
ἀφίστατο
aphistato G868 V-INI-3S departed
ἀπὸ
apo G575 PREP from
τοῦ
tou G3588 T-GSN the
ἱεροῦ,
hierou G2411 N-GSN temple
νηστείαις
nēsteiais G3521 N-DPF with fastings
καὶ
kai G2532 CONJ and
δεήσεσι
deēsesi G1162 N-DPF prayers
λατρεύουσα
latreuousa G3000 V-PAP-NSF but served
νύκτα
nukta G3571 N-ASF night
καὶ
kai G2532 CONJ and
ἡμέραν.
hēmeran G2250 N-ASF day
Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)
Strong's References
  • G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
  • G868 — ἀφίστημι (aphístēmi, af-is'-tay-mee): I lead away, seduce, depart, abstain from — from ἀπό and ἵστημι; to remove, i.e. (actively) instigate to revolt; usually (reflexively) to desist, desert, etc.:--depart, draw (fall) away, refrain, withdraw self.
  • G1162 — δέησις (déēsis, deh'-ay-sis): supplication, prayer — from δέομαι; a petition:--prayer, request, supplication.
  • G2094 — ἔτος (étos, et'-os): a year — apparently a primary word; a year:--year.
  • G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): a day — feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
  • G2411 — ἱερόν (hierón, hee-er-on'): a temple — neuter of ἱερός; a sacred place, i.e. the entire precincts (whereas ναός denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere):--temple.
  • G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
  • G3000 — λατρεύω (latreúō, lat-ryoo'-o): I serve, worship — from (a hired menial); to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage:--serve, do the service, worship(-per).
  • G3521 — νηστεία (nēsteía, nace-ti'-ah): fasting, the day of atonement — from νηστεύω; abstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious); specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement:-- fast(-ing).
  • G3571 — νύξ (nýx, noox): the night, night-time — a primary word; "night" (literally or figuratively):-- (mid-)night.
  • G3589 — ὀγδοήκοντα (ogdoḗkonta, og-do-ay'-kon-tah): eighty — from ὄγδοος; ten times eight:--fourscore.
  • G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
  • G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
  • G3778 — οὗτος (hoûtos, hoo'-tos): this, he, she, it — from the article ὁ and αὐτός; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):--he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
  • G5064 — τέσσαρες (téssares, tes'-sar-es): four — a plural number; four:--four.
  • G5503 — χήρα (chḗra, khay'-rah): a widow — feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of χάσμα through the idea of deficiency; a widow (as lacking a husband), literally or figuratively:--widow.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • G0
  • G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
  • G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
  • G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

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