Luke 2:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”
Luke 2:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 2:818 words
ΚαὶKaiand / also
ποιμένεςpoimenesshepherd, pastor
ἦσανēsanam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
χώρᾳchōracoast, county, fields
τῇtēthe
αὐτῇautēhe / she / it / same
ἀγραυλοῦντεςagraulountesabide in the
field
καὶkaiand / also
φυλάσσοντεςphylassontesbeward, keep (self), observe
φυλακὰςphylakascage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)
τῆςtēsthe
νυκτὸςnyktos(mid-)night
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὴνtēnthe
ποίμνηνpoimnēnflock, fold
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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