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Luke 2:29

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

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Νῦνnunnowνῦνadverb — “now”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.This verse uses “now”.nowἀπολύειςapolueislettest thouἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “lettest thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.lettest thouτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δοῦλόνdoulonservantδοῦλος (doulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “servant”, the object formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantσουsouto thyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “to thy”, the of-formG4771you.to thyδέσποταdespotamasterδεσπότης (despotēs)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “master”, the calling formG1203a lord, master, or prince.This verse uses “master”.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ῥῆμάrhēmawordῥῆμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “word”, the object formG4487a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.wordσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.εἰρήνῃeirēnēpeaceεἰρήνηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “peace”, the to- or for-formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord, According to thy word, in peace;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,

World English Bible

“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;

Darby Translation

Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go, according to thy word, in peace;

Douay-Rheims

Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace;

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