King James Version

Luke 1:9

According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

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κατὰkataAccordingκατάpreposition — “According”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.Accordingτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθοςethosto the customἔθοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “to the custom”, the object formG1485a custom, habit; an institute, rite.to the customτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερατείαςhierateiasof the priest's officeἱερατεία (hierateia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the priest's office”, the of-formG2405the duty (office) of a priest, priesthood.of the priest's officeἔλαχεelachehis lotλαγχάνω (lanchanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “his lot”, a single actionG2975(a) I obtain (receive) by lot, my lot (turn) is, (b) I draw lots.his lotτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θυμιᾶσαιthumiasaito was to burn incenseθυμιάω (thumiaō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to was to burn incense”, a single actionG2370I burn incense.was to burn incenseεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnwhen he wentεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he went”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.when he wentεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ναὸνnaontempleναός (naos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “temple”, the object formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.the templeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lord

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

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American Standard Version (1901)

according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

Young’s Literal Translation

according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot was to make perfume, having gone into the sanctuary of the Lord,

World English Bible

according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.

Darby Translation

it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.

Douay-Rheims

According to the custom of the priestly office, it was his lot to offer incense, going into the temple of the Lord.

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