Luke 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.”
Luke 2:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 2:2019 words
καὶkaiand / also
ὑπέστρεψανhypestrepsancome again, return (again, back again)
οἱhoithe
ποιμένεςpoimenesshepherd, pastor
δοξάζοντεςdoxazontes(make) glorify(-ious), full of (have) glor…
καὶkaiand / also
αἰνοῦντεςainountespraise
τὸνtonthe
θεὸνtheonGod
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
πᾶσινpasinall / every
οἷςhoiswho / which
ἤκουσανēkousanhear
καὶkaiand / also
εἶδονeidonbehold, perceive, see
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
ἐλαλήθηelalēthēpreach, say, speak (after)
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτούςautoushe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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