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Luke 1:3

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

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ἔδοξεedoxeIt seemedδοκέω (dokeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “It seemed”, a single actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.It seemedκἀμοὶkamoiand Iκἀγώ (kagṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “and I”, the to- or for-formG2504Strong’s files this form under G2532 (καί).good to me alsoπαρηκολουθηκότιparēkolouthēkotiunderstandingπαρακολουθέω (parakoloutheō)verb, perfect active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “understanding”, a completed action with a present resultG3877I accompany, follow closely, characterize, both lit. and met.; I investigate.understandingἄνωθενanōthenfrom the very firstἄνωθενadverb — “from the very first”G509(a) from above, from heaven, (b) from the beginning, from their origin (source), from of old, (c) again, anew.from the very firstπᾶσινpasinallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, neuter — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἀκριβῶςakribōsexactlyἀκριβῶςadverb — “exactly”G199carefully, exactly, strictly, distinctly.This verse uses “exactly”.καθεξῆςkathexēsin orderκαθεξῆςadverb — “in order”G2517in order, in succession, in the time immediately after, just after.This verse uses “in order”.in orderσοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.γράψαιgrapsaito writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).κράτιστεkratistemost excellentκράτιστος (kratistos)adjective, superlative, vocative, singular, masculine — “most excellent”, the calling formG2903most excellent, an official epithet, used in addressing a Roman of high rank, and in the second century one of equestrian (as distinguished from senatorial) rank.most excellentΘεόφιλεtheophileTheophilusΘεόφιλος (theophilos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Theophilus”, the calling formG2321Theophilus, a friend of Luke of equestrian rank, to whom the Gospel and Acts are dedicated.Theophilus

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus;

Young’s Literal Translation

it seemed good also to me, having followed from the first after all things exactly, to write to thee in order, most noble Theophilus,

World English Bible

it seemed good to me also, having traced the course of all things accurately from the first, to write to you in order, most excellent Theophilus;

Darby Translation

it has seemed good to me also, accurately acquainted from the origin with all things, to write to thee with method, most excellent Theophilus,

Douay-Rheims

It seemed good to me also, having diligently attained to all things from the beginning, to write to thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

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