King James Version

Luke 1:78

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “will visit” (ἐπισκέψεται) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “visited” (ἐπεσκέψατο) before us here.

διὰdiaThroughδιάpreposition — “Through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.Throughσπλάγχναsplanchnatenderσπλάγχνον (splanchnon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “tender”, the object formG4698the inward parts; the heart, affections, seat of the feelings.the tenderἐλέουςeleousmercyἔλεος (eleos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mercy”, the of-formG1656pity, mercy, compassion.This verse uses “mercy”.mercyθεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.GodἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐνenwherebyἐνpreposition — “whereby”G1722in, on, among.wherebyοἷςhoiswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐπισκέψεταιepiskepsetaihath visitedἐπισκέπτομαι (episkeptomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath visited”, an action still aheadG1980I look upon, visit, look out, select.hath visitedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἀνατολὴanatolēeastἀνατολήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “east”, the subject formG395(a) rising of the sun, hence (b) (sing. and plur.) the quarter whence the sun rises, the East.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.ὕψουςhupsousheightὕψος (hupsos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “height”, the of-formG5311height, heaven; dignity, eminence.This verse uses “height”.

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ἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatohath visitedἐπισκέπτομαι (episkeptomai)verb, future deponent indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath visited”, an action still aheadG1980I look upon, visit, look out, select.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,

Young’s Literal Translation

Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

World English Bible

because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us,

Darby Translation

on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; wherein [the] dayspring from on high has visited us,

Douay-Rheims

Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:

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