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Luke 3:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Annas
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
Annas (Greek #452)
Annas (i.e. 367), an Israelite
KJV usage: Annas.
Pronounce: an'-nas
Origin: of Hebrew origin (02608)
p 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
Caiaphas
Kaiaphas (Greek #2533)
the dell; Caiaphas (i.e. Cajepha), an Israelite
KJV usage: Caiaphas.
Pronounce: kah-ee-af'-as
Origin: of Chaldee origin
being
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the high priests
archiereus (Greek #749)
the high-priest (literally, of the Jews, typically, Christ); by extension a chief priest
KJV usage: chief (high) priest, chief of the priests.
Pronounce: ar-khee-er-yuce'
Origin: from 746 and 2409
, the word
rhema (Greek #4487)
an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever
KJV usage: + evil, + nothing, saying, word.
Pronounce: hray'-mah
Origin: from 4483
of God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
came
ginomai (Greek #1096)
to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
KJV usage: arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
Pronounce: ghin'-om-ahee
Origin: a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb
unto
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
John
Ioannes (Greek #2491)
Joannes (i.e. Jochanan), the name of four Israelites
KJV usage: John.
Pronounce: ee-o-an'-nace
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03110)
the son
huios (Greek #5207)
a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
KJV usage: child, foal, son.
Pronounce: hwee-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
of Zacharias
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
Zacharias (Greek #2197)
Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites
KJV usage: Zacharias.
Pronounce: dzakh-ar-ee'-as
Origin: of Hebrew origin (02148)
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)
the wilderness
eremos (Greek #2048)
lonesome, i.e. (by implication) waste (usually as a noun, 5561 being implied)
KJV usage: desert, desolate, solitary, wilderness.
Pronounce: er'-ay-mos
Origin: of uncertain affinity
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John 11:49,51• 49But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing
 51But this he did not say of himself; but, being high priest that year, prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation; (John 11:49,51)
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John 18:13• 13and they led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. (John 18:13)
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Acts 4:6• 6and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priestly family; (Acts 4:6)

More on:

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Annas,
Caiaphas, Joseph,
God,
High Priest,
John the Baptist,
Priest; Priesthood,
Wilderness,
Zacharias

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Annas.
John 11:49‑51• 49But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them, Ye know nothing
 50nor consider that it is profitable for you that one man die for the people, and not that the whole nation perish.
 51But this he did not say of himself; but, being high priest that year, prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation; (John 11:49‑51)
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John 18:13‑14,24• 13and they led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
 14But it was Caiaphas who counselled the Jews that it was better that one man should perish for the people.
 24Annas then had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. (John 18:13‑14,24)
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Acts 4:6• 6and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the high priestly family; (Acts 4:6)
the word.
Luke 1:59‑63• 59And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.
 60And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.
 61And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name.
 62And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.
 63And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered. (Luke 1:59‑63)
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Jer. 1:2• 2to whom the word of Jehovah came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign; (Jer. 1:2)
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Jer. 2:1• 1And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, (Jer. 2:1)
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Ezek. 1:3• 3the word of Jehovah came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of Jehovah was there upon him. (Ezek. 1:3)
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Hos. 1:1‑2• 1The word of Jehovah that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
 2The beginning of the word of Jehovah through Hosea. And Jehovah said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms, and children of whoredoms; for the land is entirely given up to whoredom, away from Jehovah. (Hos. 1:1‑2)
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Jonah 1:1• 1And the word of Jehovah came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, (Jonah 1:1)
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Mic. 1:1• 1The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. (Mic. 1:1)
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Zeph. 1:1• 1The word of Jehovah that came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. (Zeph. 1:1)
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Luke 1:80• 80--And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit; and he was in the deserts until the day of his shewing to Israel. (Luke 1:80)
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Isa. 40:3• 3The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, make straight in the desert a highway for our God! (Isa. 40:3)
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Matt. 3:1• 1Now in those days comes John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, (Matt. 3:1)
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Matt. 11:7• 7But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind? (Matt. 11:7)
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Mark 1:3• 3Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. (Mark 1:3)
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John 1:23• 23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the path of the Lord, as said Esaias the prophet. (John 1:23)
• It is when the relationships of God with His people fail on the side of their faithfulness that God in sovereignty maintains His relationship by means of communications through a prophet. His sovereign word maintains it when there are no other means. (“Luke 3” by J.N. Darby)
• Even in Israel things were in confusion, for there were two high priests instead of one. (“Luke 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the wordf of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

JND Translation Notes

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Rhema. see John 17.8.

W. Kelly Translation

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in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphasa, [the] word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

WK Translation Notes

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Most MSS. and the Edd. read "In the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas." The plural "Annas and Caiaphas being high priests" is confined to a few MSS. The true text is the singular, not plural.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)