Luke Chapter 1 verse 55 Holy Bible
(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.
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As he gave his word to our fathers.
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(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.
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As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
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As he spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his seed forever."
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As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed -- to the age.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(55) As he spake to our fathers.--As the sentence stands in English, the words "Abraham and his seed" seem in apposition with "forefathers," and to be added as explaining it. In the Greek, however, they are in a different connection, and belong to what had gone before, the construction being as follows: "To remember His mercy (as He spake unto our forefathers) to Abraham and his seed for ever." The mercy that had been shown to Abraham was, as it were, working even yet.Parallel Commentaries ...Greekasκαθὼς (kathōs)AdverbStrong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.He promisedἐλάλησεν (elalēsen)Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.toπρὸς (pros)PrepositionStrong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.ourἡμῶν (hēmōn)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralStrong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.fathers,πατέρας (pateras)Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralStrong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.to AbrahamἈβραὰμ (Abraam)Noun - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. hisαὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.descendantsσπέρματι (spermati)Noun - Dative Neuter SingularStrong's 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.forever.”αἰῶνα (aiōna)Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 165: From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period.Jump to PreviousAbraham Age Descendants Fathers Forefathers Forever Fulfillment Posterity Promises Seed Word
