Luke 1:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 1:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 1:1724 words
καὶkaiand / also
αὐτὸςautoshe / she / it / same
προελεύσεταιproeleusetaigo before (farther, forward), outgo
ἐνώπιονenōpionbefore, in the presence (sight) of, to
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐνenabout, after, against
πνεύματιpneumatiSpirit / spirit
καὶkaiand / also
δυνάμειdynameiability, abundance, meaning
ἨλίουĒliouElias
ἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaicome (go) again, convert, (re-)turn (about
καρδίαςkardiasheart
πατέρωνpaterōnfather, parent
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τέκναteknachild
καὶkaiand / also
ἀπειθεῖςapeitheisdisobedient
ἐνenabout, after, against
φρονήσειphronēseiprudence, wisdom
δικαίωνdikaiōnjust, meet, right(-eous)
ἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiprepare, provide, make ready
κυρίῳkyriōLord
λαὸνlaonpeople
κατεσκευασμένονkateskeuasmenonbuild, make, ordain
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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