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Luke 1:55

In Luke 1 of Luke.

As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

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καθὼςkathōsAsκαθώςconjunction — “As”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.Asἐλάλησενelalēsenhe spakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he spake”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.he spakeπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραςpaterasfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.fathersἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἀβραὰμabraamto AbrahamἈβραάμnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to Abraham”, the to- or for-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.to Abrahamκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρματιspermatiseedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the to- or for-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.seedαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaeverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.ever

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed — to the age.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed — to the age.'

World English Bible

as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

Darby Translation

(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

Douay-Rheims

As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

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