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Luke 2:34

And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεὐλόγησενeulogēsenblessedεὐλογέω (eulogeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “blessed”, a single actionG2127(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed.blessedαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΣυμεὼνsumeōnSimeonΣυμεώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Simeon”, the subject formG4826Simeon or Simon.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoΜαριὰμmariamMaryΜαριάμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the object formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.Maryτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μητέραmēteramotherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “mother”, the object formG3384a mother.motherαὐτοῦautouthisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thisἸδοὺidoulook!ἰδούparticle — “look!”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.οὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.κεῖταιkeitaichild is setκεῖμαι (keimai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “child is set”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2749I lie, recline, am placed, am laid, set, specially appointed, destined.child is setεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forπτῶσινptōsinfallπτῶσις (ptōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “fall”, the object formG4431a falling, a fall, ruin.the fallκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀνάστασινanastasinrising againἀνάστασις (anastasis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “rising again”, the object formG386a rising again, resurrection.rising againπολλῶνpollōnof manyπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of many”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.of manyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸσραὴλisraēlIsraelἸσραήλnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “Israel”, the to- or for-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.Israelκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forσημεῖονsēmeiona signσημεῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a sign”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.This verse uses “a sign”.a signἀντιλεγόμενονantilegomenonwhich shall be spoken againstἀντιλέγω (antilegō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “which shall be spoken against”, an ongoing or repeated actionG483I speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist).which shall be spoken against

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this [one] is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against —

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

Young’s Literal Translation

and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this [one] is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against —

World English Bible

Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

Darby Translation

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Lo, this [child] is set for the fall and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against;

Douay-Rheims

And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;

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