Luke 2:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:37 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αὐτὴ
autós
G846
he
χήρα
chḗra
G5503
widow
ἕως
héōs
G2193
until
ἐτῶν
étos
G2094
year
ὀγδοήκοντα
ogdoḗkonta
G3589
eighty
τεσσάρων
téssares
G5064
four
ἣ
hós
G3739
who
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἀφίστατο
aphístēmi
G868
to withdraw
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἱεροῦ
hierón
G2411
temple
νηστείαις
nēsteía
G3521
fasting
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
δεήσεσι
déēsis
G1162
need
λατρεύουσα
latreúō
G3000
to serve
νύκτα
nýx
G3571
night
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἡμέραν
hēméra
G2250
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn't depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and she a widow for 84 years who never left the temple, serving with fastings and prayers night and day.
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