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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 tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)
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Job 5:11• 11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. (Job 5:11)

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Luke 18:14• 14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:14)
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1 Sam. 2:4,6‑8• 4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
 6The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
 7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
 8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them. (1 Sam. 2:4,6‑8)
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Job 5:11‑13• 11To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.
 12He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
 13He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. (Job 5:11‑13)
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Job 34:24‑28• 24He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
 25Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
 26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
 27Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any 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 princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way.
 41Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. (Psa. 107:40‑41)
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Psa. 113:6‑8• 6Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth!
 7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;
 8That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. (Psa. 113:6‑8)
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Eccl. 4:14• 14For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. (Eccl. 4:14)
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Ezek. 17:24• 24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it. (Ezek. 17:24)
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Amos 9:11• 11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his 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, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. (Mark 6:3)
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James 1:9‑10• 9Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
 10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. (James 1:9‑10)
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James 4:10• 10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. (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.