King James Version

Luke 1:17

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andαὐτὸςautosheαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.heπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaishall goπροέρχομαι (proerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s future.verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall go”, an action still aheadG4281I go forward, go on, advance; I go before, precede.shall goἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.beforeαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπνεύματιpneumatispiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the spiritκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδυνάμειdunameipowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “power”, the to- or for-formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.powerἨλίουēliouof EliasἨλίας (ēlias)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Elias”, the of-formG2243Elijah, the prophet.of Eliasἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaito turnἐπιστρέφω (epistrephō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to turn”, a single actionG1994(a) trans: I turn (back) to (towards), (b) intrans: I turn (back) (to [towards]); I come to myself.to turnκαρδίαςkardiasheartsκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “hearts”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.the heartsπατέρωνpaterōnof the fathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the fathers”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.of the fathersἐπὶepitoἐπίpreposition — “to”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.toτέκναteknachildrenτέκνον (teknon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “children”, the object formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.the childrenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀπειθεῖςapeitheisdisobedientἀπειθής (apeithēs)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “disobedient”, the object formG545unbelieving, disobedient, who will not be persuaded.This verse uses “disobedient”.the disobedientἐνentoἐνpreposition — “to”G1722in, on, among.toφρονήσειphronēseiwisdomφρόνησις (phronēsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “wisdom”, the to- or for-formG5428understanding (which leads to right action), practical wisdom, prudence.the wisdomδικαίωνdikaiōnof the justδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the just”, the of-formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.of the justἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaito make readyἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to make ready”, a single actionG2090I make ready, prepare.This verse uses “make ready”.to make readyκυρίῳkuriōfor the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “for the Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.for the Lordλαὸνlaona peopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a people”, the object formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.This verse uses “a people”.κατεσκευασμένονkateskeuasmenonto prepareκατασκευάζω (kataskeuazō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to prepare”, a completed action with a present resultG2680I build, construct, prepare, make ready.This verse uses “prepare”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him .

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”

Darby Translation

And he shall go before him in [the] spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men], to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people.

Douay-Rheims

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.

Fulfills

Malachi 4:5 Malachi 4:5 · King James VersionBehold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:Malachi 4:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Elijah the forerunner · NT explicit
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

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