Luke 2:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.”
Luke 2:26 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 2:2619 words
καὶkaiand / also
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
κεχρηματισμένονkechrēmatismenonbe called, be admonished (warned) of God…
ὑπὸhypounder / by
τοῦtouthe
πνεύματοςpneumatosSpirit / spirit
τοῦtouthe
ἁγίουhagiouholy
μὴmēnot
ἰδεῖνideinbehold, perceive, see
θάνατονthanaton(be…) death
πρὶνprinbefore (that), ere
ἢēor
ἂνanif / would
ἴδῃidēbehold, perceive, see
τὸνtonthe
χριστὸνchristonChrist / Anointed
κυρίουkyriouLord
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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