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Luke 2:44 — King James Version← Study notes

But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.


Luke 2:44Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 2:4419 words
GreekMeaning
νομίσαντεςnomisantes
Having supposedverbG3543
δὲde
nowwordG1161
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
εἶναιeinai
to beverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
theirarticleG3588
συνοδίᾳsynodia
companynounG4923
ἦλθονēlthon
they wentverbG2064
ἡμέραςhēmeras
a day’snounG2250
ὁδὸνhodon
journeynounG3598
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀνεζήτουνanezētoun
were seekingverbG327
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
συγγενεῦσινsyngeneusin
relativesadjectiveG4773
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
γνωστοῖςgnōstois
acquaintancesadjectiveG1110
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 2:44

The Evangelist having said before that the Child grew and waxed strong, verifies his own words when he relates, that Jesus with the holy Virgin went up to Jerusalem; as it is said, And when he was twelve years old, &c.

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

His indication of wisdom did not exceed the measure of His age, but at the time that with us the powers of discernment are generally perfected, the wisdom of Christ shows itself.

GREEK EX ·

Or the twelfth year was the commencement of our Lord’s disputation with the doctors, for this was the number of the Evangelists necessary to preach the faith.

Ambrose · 4th century
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