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Luke 1:52 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Hes hath put down
kathaireo (Greek #2507)
to lower (or with violence) demolish (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: cast (pull, put, take) down, destroy.
Pronounce: kath-ahee-reh'-o
Origin: from 2596 and 138 (including its alternate)
the mighty
dunastes (Greek #1413)
a ruler or officer
KJV usage: of great authority, mighty, potentate.
Pronounce: doo-nas'-tace
Origin: from 1410
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apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
their seats
thronos (Greek #2362)
a stately seat ("throne"); by implication, power or (concretely) a potentate
KJV usage: seat, throne.
Pronounce: thron'-os
Origin: from θράω (to sit)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
exalted
hupsoo (Greek #5312)
to elevate (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: exalt, lift up.
Pronounce: hoop-so'-o
Origin: from 5311
them of low degree
tapeinos (Greek #5011)
depressed, i.e. (figuratively) humiliated (in circumstances or disposition)
KJV usage: base, cast down, humble, of low degree (estate), lowly.
Pronounce: tap-i-nos'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
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Luke 18:14• 14I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than that other. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)
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Job 5:11• 11Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity. (Job 5:11)

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Luke 18:14• 14I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than that other. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)
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1 Sam. 2:4,6‑8• 4The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
 6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.
 7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:
 8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set him among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them. (1 Sam. 2:4,6‑8)
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Job 5:11‑13• 11Setting up on high those that are low; and mourners are exalted to prosperity.
 12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, and their hands carry not out the enterprise.
 13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong: (Job 5:11‑13)
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Job 34:24‑28• 24He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
 25Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth them in the night, and they are crushed.
 26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
 27Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
 28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. (Job 34:24‑28)
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Psa. 107:40‑41• 40He poureth contempt upon nobles, and causeth them to wander in a pathless waste;
 41But he secureth the needy one on high from affliction, and maketh him families like flocks. (Psa. 107:40‑41)
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Psa. 113:6‑8• 6Who humbleth himself to look on the heavens and on the earth?
 7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy,
 8To set him among nobles, among the nobles of his people. (Psa. 113:6‑8)
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Eccl. 4:14• 14For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom. (Eccl. 4:14)
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Ezek. 17:24• 24And all the trees of the field shall know that I Jehovah have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree to flourish: I Jehovah have spoken, and will do it. (Ezek. 17:24)
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Amos 9:11• 11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David which is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: (Amos 9:11)
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Mark 6:3• 3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended in him. (Mark 6:3)
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James 1:9‑10• 9But let the brother of low degree glory in his elevation,
 10and the rich in his humiliation, because as the grass's flower he will pass away. (James 1:9‑10)
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James 4:10• 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he shall exalt you. (James 4:10)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.

W. Kelly Translation

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He hath put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly.