King James Version

Luke 2:25

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.This verse uses “a man”.a manἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the to- or for-formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.ᾧhōwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.ΣυμεώνsumeōnSimeonΣυμεώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Simeon”, the subject formG4826Simeon or Simon.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa humanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a human”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.δίκαιοςdikaiosjustδίκαιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “just”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εὐλαβήςeulabēsdevoutεὐλαβήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “devout”, the subject formG2126(lit: handling well, hence) cautious, circumspect; hence: God-fearing, pious.προσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosto wait forπροσδέχομαι (prosdechomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to wait for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4327(a) I await, expect, (b) I receive, welcome (originally: to my house), (c) I accept.παράκλησινparaklēsinencouragementπαράκλησις (paraklēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “encouragement”, the object formG3874a calling for, summons, hence: (a) exhortation, (b) entreaty, (c) encouragement, joy, gladness, (d) consolation, comfort.This verse uses “encouragement”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸσραήλisraēlIsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ἐπ’epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [is] Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [is] Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

World English Bible

Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

Darby Translation

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.

Douay-Rheims

And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was in him.

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