King James Version

Luke 2:32

A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

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φῶςphōsA lightφῶςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “A light”, the object formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.A lightεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinlightenἀποκάλυψις (apokalupsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “lighten”, the object formG602an unveiling, uncovering, revealing, revelation.lightenἐθνῶνethnōnGentilesἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “Gentiles”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.the Gentilesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδόξανdoxangloryδόξα (doxa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the object formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.the gloryλαοῦlaoupeopleλαός (laos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “people”, the of-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peopleσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἸσραήλisraēlIsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.Israel

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

World English Bible

a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”

Darby Translation

a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles and [the] glory of thy people Israel.

Douay-Rheims

A light to the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

Alludes to

Isaiah 49:6 Isaiah 49:6 · King James VersionAnd he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.Isaiah 49:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
light to the Gentiles
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.