Luke 4:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,”
Luke 4:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 4:1822 words
ΠνεῦμαPneumaSpirit / spirit
κυρίουkyriouLord
ἐπ’ep’about (the times), above, after
ἐμέemeI
οὗhouwho / which
εἵνεκενheineken
ἔχρισένechrisenanoint
μεmeI
εὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaideclare, bring (declare, show) glad (good)…
πτωχοῖςptōchoisbeggar(-ly), poor
ἀπέσταλκένapestalkensend away
μεmeI
κηρύξαιkēryxaipreacher(-er), proclaim, publish
αἰχμαλώτοιςaichmalōtoiscaptive
ἄφεσινaphesindeliverance, forgiveness, liberty
καὶkaiand / also
τυφλοῖςtyphloisblind
ἀνάβλεψινanablepsinrecovery of sight
ἀποστεῖλαιaposteilaisend away
τεθραυσμένουςtethrausmenousbruise
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἀφέσειapheseideliverance, forgiveness, liberty
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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