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Luke 1:4

That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

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ἵναhinaThatἵναconjunction — “That”G2443in order that, so that.Thatἐπιγνῷςepignōsthou mightest knowἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular — “thou mightest know”, a single actionG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.thou mightest knowπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofὧνhōnwhereinὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “wherein”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whereinκατηχήθηςkatēchēthēsthou hast been instructedκατηχέω (katēcheō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast been instructed”, a single actionG2727I instruct orally, teach, inform.thou hast been instructedλόγωνlogōnwordλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “word”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσφάλειανasphaleiansecurityἀσφάλεια (asphaleia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “security”, the object formG803safety, security, reliability, firmness.This verse uses “security”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

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American Standard Version (1901)

that thou mightest know the certainty concerning the things wherein thou wast instructed.

Young’s Literal Translation

that thou mayest know the certainty of the things wherein thou wast instructed.

World English Bible

that you might know the certainty concerning the things in which you were instructed.

Darby Translation

that thou mightest know the certainty of those things in which thou hast been instructed.

Douay-Rheims

That thou mayest know the verity of those words in which thou hast been instructed.

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