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Luke 2:37
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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;
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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.
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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.
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Verse Text
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.
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 | ||
ἣ |
hē | 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 |
- 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.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- but — Psalms 22:2, Acts 26:7, 1 Timothy 5:5, Revelation 7:15
- which — Exodus 38:8, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalms 23:6, Psalms 27:4, Psalms 84:4, Psalms 84:10, Psalms 92:13, Psalms 135:1-2, Revelation 3:12
Reciprocal references (19): Numbers 30:9, Ezra 8:23, Nehemiah 1:6, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 86:3, Psalms 88:1, Psalms 134:1, Proverbs 16:31, Daniel 9:3, Matthew 6:16, Luke 18:7, Acts 13:2, 1 Corinthians 7:34, 1 Thessalonians 2:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:10, 1 Timothy 5:3, 1 Timothy 5:9, 2 Timothy 1:3, 1 Peter 3:5
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: DEVOTIONAL LIFE, RELIGION, TRUE-FALSE, RIGHTEOUSNESS-UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, WOMEN, WORSHIP, TRUE AND FALSE
- Torrey’s: WIDOWS
- Nave’s: ANNA, FASTING, JESUS, THE CHRIST, JOSEPH, LONGEVITY, OLD AGE, PRAYER, PRAYERFULNESS, PROPHETESSES, RELIGION, TEMPLE, WIDOW, WOMEN
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