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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Luke 2:12 - Sign
Luke 2:12 - And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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And | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
this | G5124 | τοῦτο |
that thing |
shall be a sign | G4592 | σημεῖον |
[Noun Neuter] an indication especially ceremonially or supernaturally |
unto you | G5213 | ὑμῖν |
to (with or by) you |
Ye shall find | G2147 | εὑρίσκω |
[Verb] which (together with another cognate form εὑρέω heureō) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively) |
the babe | G1025 | βρέφος |
[Noun Neuter] an infant (properly unborn) literally or figuratively |
wrapped in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
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swaddling clothes | G4683 | σπαργανόω |
[Verb] from a derivative of the base of G4682 meaning to strap or wrap with strips); to swathe (an infant after the Oriental custom) |
lying | G2749 | κεῖμαι |
[Verb] to lie outstretched (literally or figuratively) |
in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
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a manger | G5336 | φάτνη |
[Noun Feminine] a crib (for fodder) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.