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Luke 2:25-35

25AndΚαὶKaiG2532,beholdG3708,there wasἦνēnG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444inἐνenG1722JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,whoseᾧhōG3739nameὄνομαonomaG3686wasSimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826;andκαὶkaiG2532the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778manὁ ἄνθρωποςho anthrōposG3588G444wasjustδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342andκαὶkaiG2532devoutεὐλαβὴςeulabēsG2126,waitingπροσδεχόμενοςprosdechomenosG4327for the consolationπαράκλησινparaklēsinG3874of Israelτοῦ Ἰσραήλ·tou IsraēlG3588G2474:andκαὶkaiG2532theG4151HolyἅγιονhagionG40GhostG4151wasἦνēnG1510uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.autonG846.
26ἢēG2228G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532it wasἦνēnG1510revealedκεχρηματισμένονkechrēmatismenonG5537unto himαὐτῷautōG846byὑπὸhupoG5259theG3588G4151HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG3588G4151,that he shouldG3708notμὴmēG3361seeG3708deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,beforeπρὶνprinG4250he had seenG3708theG3588G5547Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962ChristχριστὸνchristonG3588G5547.
27AndκαὶkaiG2532he cameἦλθενēlthenG2064byἐνenG1722the Spiritτῷ πνεύματιtō pneumatiG3588G4151intoεἰςeisG1519the templeτὸ ἱερόν·to hi'eronG3588G2411:andκαὶkaiG2532whenἐνenG1722the parentsτῷ γονεῖςtō goneisG3588G1118brought inεἰσαγαγεῖν τοὺςeisagagein tousG3588G1521the childτὸ παιδίονto paidionG3588G3813JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,τοῦtouG3588to doποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160forπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοὺςautousG846afterκατὰkataG2596αὐτοῦ,autouG846the customτὸ εἰθισμένονto eithismenonG3588G1480of the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588G3551,
28ThenκαὶkaiG2532tookG1209heG846himG846upG1209inεἰςeisG1519hisG846armsτὰς ἀγκάλαςtas agkalasG3588G43,andκαὶkaiG2532blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,
29Lordδέσποτα,despotaG1203,nowνῦνnunG3568lettest thouG630thyσου,souG4771servantτὸν δοῦλόνton doulonG3588G1401departG630inἐνenG1722peaceεἰρήνῃeirēnēG1515,according toκατὰkataG2596thyσουsouG4771wordτὸ ῥῆμάto rhēmaG3588G4487:
30οἱhoiG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754mineG1473eyesὀφθαλμοί τὸophthalmoi toG3588G3788have seenG3708thyσουsouG4771salvationσωτήριόνsōtērionG4992,
31WhichὃhoG3739thou hast preparedἡτοίμασαςhētoimasasG2090beforeκατὰkataG2596the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of allπάντωνpantōnG3956peopleτῶν λαῶν,tōn laōnG3588G2992;
32A lightφῶςphōsG5457toεἰςeisG1519lightenἀποκάλυψινapokalupsinG602the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532the gloryδόξανdoxanG1391ofG2992thyσουsouG4771peopleλαοῦlaouG2992IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.
33G3588AndΚαὶKaiG2532JosephG2501andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846motherμήτηρmētērG3588G3384marvelledθαυμάζοντεςthaumazontesG2296atἐπὶepiG1909those things which were spokenλαλουμένοιςlaloumenoisG2980ofπερὶperiG4012himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.ἦνēnG1510
34AndκαὶkaiG2532SimeonΣυμεὼνSumeōnG4826blessedεὐλόγησενeulogēsenG2127themαὐτοὺςautousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846motherτὴν μητέραtēn mēteraG3588G3384,BeholdG3708,thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778childis setκεῖταιkeitaiG2749forεἰςeisG1519the fallπτῶσινptōsinG4431andκαὶkaiG2532rising againἀνάστασινanastasinG386of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183inἐνenG1722IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474;andκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592which shall be spoken againstἀντιλεγόμενον.antilegomenonG483;τῷtōG3588
35(ἂνanG302YeaδὲdeG1161,a swordῥομφαίαrhomphaiaG4501shall pierce throughδιελεύσεταιdieleusetaiG1330thyσοῦsouG4771ownαὐτῆςautēsG846soulτὴν ψυχὴνtēn psuchēnG3588G5590alsoκαὶkaiG2532,)thatὅπωςhopōsG3704the thoughtsδιαλογισμοί.¶dialogismoiG1261ofἐκekG1537manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183heartsκαρδιῶνkardiōnG2588may be revealedἀποκαλυφθῶσινapokaluphthōsinG601.
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