Luke 2:37
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And she was a widow until fourscore and four years: who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day.

which.

Exodus 38:8 He made also the laver of brass, with the foot thereof, of the mirrors of the women that watched at the door of the tabernacle.

1 Samuel 2:2 There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, and there is none strong like our God.

Psalm 23:6 And thy mercy will follow me all the days of my life. And that I may dwell in the house of the Lord unto length of days.

Psalm 27:4 One thing I have asked of the Lord, this will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. That I may see the delight of the Lord, and may visit his temple.

Psalm 84:4,10 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house, O Lord: they shall praise thee for ever and ever. . . .

Psalm 92:13 They that are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God.

Psalm 135:1,2 Alleluia. Praise ye the name of the Lord: O you his servants, praise the Lord: . . .

Revelation 3:12 He that shall overcome, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God: and he shall go out no more. And I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

but.

Psalm 22:2 O my God, I shall cry by day, and thou wilt not hear: and by night, and it shall not be reputed as folly in me.

Acts 26:7 Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to come. For which hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.

1 Timothy 5:5 But she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God and continue in supplications and prayers night and day.

Revelation 7:15 Therefore, they are before the throne of God: and they serve him day and night in his temple. And he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell over them.

Context
The Prophecy of Anna
36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser. She was far advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity. 37And she was a widow until fourscore and four years: who departed not from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving night and day. 38Now she, at the same hour, coming in, confessed to the Lord: and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of Israel.…
Cross References
Luke 5:33
And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees in like manner; but thine eat and drink?

Acts 13:3
Then they fasting and praying and imposing their hands upon them, sent them away.

Acts 14:23
And when they had ordained to them priests in every church and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

1 Timothy 5:5
But she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God and continue in supplications and prayers night and day.

Lexicon
and then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[was] a widow
χήρα (chēra)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively.

[to the age of]
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

eighty-four.
ὀγδοήκοντα (ogdoēkonta)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 3589: Eighty. From ogdoos; ten times eight.

[She]
(hē)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

never left
ἀφίστατο (aphistato)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 868: From apo and histemi; to remove, i.e. instigate to revolt; usually to desist, desert, etc.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

temple,
ἱεροῦ (hierou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2411: Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.

[but] worshiped
λατρεύουσα (latreuousa)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3000: To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage.

night
νύκτα (nykta)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

day,
ἡμέραν (hēmeran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

fasting
νηστείαις (nēsteiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3521: Fasting, the day of atonement. From nesteuo; abstinence; specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

praying.
δεήσεσιν (deēsesin)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1162: Supplication, prayer, entreaty. From deomai; a petition.


Additional Translations
and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart the temple, serving with fastings and prayers night and day.

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.

and herself a widow up to eighty-four years; who did not depart from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers;

and she had been a widow even for fourscore and four years), which departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.

And she was a widow of about eighty four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

and then being a widow of eighty-four years. She was never absent from the Temple, but worshipped, by day and by night, with fasting and prayer.

and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn't depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.

and she is a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,
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