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Luke 1:79 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Tol give light
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
epiphaino (Greek #2014)
to shine upon, i.e. become (literally) visible or (figuratively) known
KJV usage: appear, give light.
Pronounce: ep-ee-fah'-ee-no
Origin: from 1909 and 5316
to them
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
that sit
kathemai (Greek #2521)
and ἧμαι (to sit; akin to the base of 1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
KJV usage: dwell, sit (by, down).
Pronounce: kath'-ay-mahee
Origin: from 2596
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
darkness
skotos (Greek #4655)
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: darkness.
Pronounce: skot'-os
Origin: from the base of 4639
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
in the shadow
skia (Greek #4639)
"shade" or a shadow (literally or figuratively (darkness of error or an adumbration))
KJV usage: shadow.
Pronounce: skee'-ah
Origin: apparently a primary word
of death
thanatos (Greek #2288)
(properly, an adjective used as a noun) death (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X deadly, (be...) death.
Pronounce: than'-at-os
Origin: from 2348
, to guide
kateuthuno (Greek #2720)
to straighten fully, i.e. (figuratively) direct
KJV usage: guide, direct.
Pronounce: kat-yoo-thoo'-no
Origin: from 2596 and 2116
our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
feet
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pous (Greek #4228)
a "foot" (figuratively or literally)
KJV usage: foot(-stool).
Pronounce: pooce
Origin: a primary word
into
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
the way
hodos (Greek #3598)
a road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means
KJV usage: journey, (high-)way.
Pronounce: hod-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of peace
eirene (Greek #1515)
peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity
KJV usage: one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.
Pronounce: i-ray'-nay
Origin: probably from a primary verb εἴρω (to join)
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Isa. 9:2• 2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them the light hath shone. (Isa. 9:2)
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Isa. 49:9• 9saying to the prisoners, Go forth, to them that [are] in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] on all bare heights. (Isa. 49:9)

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Darkness,
Death,
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Ministry on This Verse

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give.
Luke 2:32• 32a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles, and [the] glory of thy people Israel. (Luke 2:32)
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Isa. 9:2• 2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them the light hath shone. (Isa. 9:2)
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Isa. 42:7,16• 7to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
 16And I will bring the blind by a way they know not, in paths they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do to them, and I will not forsake them. (Isa. 42:7,16)
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Isa. 49:6,9• 6And he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
 9saying to the prisoners, Go forth, to them that [are] in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] on all bare heights. (Isa. 49:6,9)
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Isa. 60:1‑3• 1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
 2For, behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples: but Jehovah will arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
 3And nations shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising. (Isa. 60:1‑3)
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Matt. 4:16• 16{i}-- the people sitting in darkness has seen a great light, and to those sitting in [the] country and shadow of death, to them has light sprung up.{/i} (Matt. 4:16)
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John 1:9• 9The true light was that which, coming into the world ., lighteth every man (John 1:9)
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John 8:12• 12Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall in no wise walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12)
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John 9:5• 5When I am in the world, I am the world's light. (John 9:5)
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John 12:46• 46I am come a light into the world, that every one that believeth on me may not abide in darkness. (John 12:46)
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Acts 26:18• 18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness unto light and the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those that are sanctified by faith that is in me. (Acts 26:18)
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Eph. 5:8• 8for ye were once darkness but now [are] light in the Lord: walk as children of light (Eph. 5:8)
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1 Thess. 5:4‑5• 4But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake you as a thief;
 5for ye all are sons of light and sons of day: we are not of night nor of darkness. (1 Thess. 5:4‑5)
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1 John 1:5‑7• 5And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not the truth.
 7But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus [Christ] his Son cleanseth us from all sin. (1 John 1:5‑7)
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Job 3:5• 5Let darkness and death-shade reclaim it;{HR}Let clouds tabernacle on it;{HR}Let darkenings of the day affright it. (Job 3:5)
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Job 10:22• 22A land of gloom, like pitch-darkness itself,{HR}Death-shade, without order,{HR}And the shining like pitch-darkness itself. (Job 10:22)
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Psa. 23:4• 4Yea when I shall walk through the valley of the shadow of death,{HR}I will fear no evil, for thou [art] with me;{HR}Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psa. 23:4)
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Psa. 44:19• 19But thou hast broken us to pieces in the place of large serpents,{HR}And hast covered us over with the shadow of death. (Psa. 44:19)
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Psa. 107:10,14• 10Dwellers in darkness and death-shade,{HR}Bound in affliction and iron,
 14He bringeth them out of darkness and death-shade,{HR}And their bonds he rendeth. (Psa. 107:10,14)
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Jer. 2:6• 6{i}And they said not, Where is Jehovah, that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us in the wilderness, in a land of deserts and of pits, in a land of drought and of the shadow of death, in a land that no one passeth through, and where no man dwelleth?{/i} (Jer. 2:6)
to guide.
Psa. 25:8‑10,12• 8Good and upright [is] Jehovah;{HR}Therefore he teacheth sinners in the way.
 9He guideth the meek in judgment{HR}And he teacheth the meek his way.
 10All the paths of Jehovah [are] mercy and truth{HR}To those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
 12Who [is] this, the man that feareth Jehovah?{HR}He teacheth him in the way he chooseth. (Psa. 25:8‑10,12)
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Psa. 85:10‑13• 10Mercy and truth are met together;{HR}Righteousness and peace have kissed.
 11Truth shall spring up from the earth,{HR}And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
 12Jehovah also will give good;{HR}And our land shall yield its increase.
 13Righteousness shall go before him,{HR}And shall set his footsteps in the way. (Psa. 85:10‑13)
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Prov. 3:17• 17Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness,{HR}And all her paths [are] peace. (Prov. 3:17)
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Prov. 8:20• 20I walk in the way of righteousness,{HR}In the midst of the paths of judgment; (Prov. 8:20)
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Isa. 48:17,22• 17Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, I [am] Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee in the way thou shouldest go.
 22There is] no peace, saith Jehovah, unto the wicked. (Isa. 48:17,22)
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Isa. 57:19‑21• 19I create the fruit of the lips: peace, peace, to [him that is] afar off and to [him that is] near, saith Jehovah, and I will heal him.
 20But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, which cannot rest, and whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
 21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. (Isa. 57:19‑21)
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Isa. 59:8• 8The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths; whosoever goeth therein knoweth not peace. (Isa. 59:8)
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Jer. 6:16• 16{i}Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein .{/i} (Jer. 6:16)
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Matt. 11:28‑29• 28{i}Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.{/i}
 29{i}Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;{/i} (Matt. 11:28‑29)
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Rom. 3:17• 17and no way of peace they knew. (Rom. 3:17)
• The prophecy of Zacharias closes on this strikingly beautiful note. In the first glimpse we have of him he is a troubled and fearful man. His last word recorded in Scripture is “peace.” He had seen by faith the coming of the Savior, like the dawning of a new day of blessing, and that made all the difference. (“Luke 1” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

W. Kelly Translation

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to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace.