King James Version

Luke 1:72

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

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ποιῆσαιpoiēsaiTo performποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “To perform”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.To performἔλεοςeleosmercyἔλεοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “mercy”, the object formG1656pity, mercy, compassion.This verse uses “mercy”.the mercyμετὰmetapromised toμετάpreposition — “promised to”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.promised toτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατέρωνpaterōnfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the of-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).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaito rememberμιμνῄσκομαι (mimnēskomai)verb, aorist passive infinitive — “to remember”, a single actionG3403I remember, call to mind, recall, mention.This verse uses “remember”.to rememberδιαθήκηςdiathēkēscovenantδιαθήκη (diathēkē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “covenant”, the of-formG1242(a) a covenant between two parties, (b) (the ordinary, everyday sense [found a countless number of times in papyri]) a will, testament.covenantἁγίαςhagiasholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

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American Standard Version (1901)

To show mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

Young’s Literal Translation

To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

World English Bible

to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

Darby Translation

to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,

Douay-Rheims

To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,

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