Luke 2:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
The shepherdsποιμένες
(poimenes)
4166: a shepherdof uncertain origin
went back,ὑπέστρεψαν
(upestrepsan)
5290: to turn back, returnfrom hupo and strephó
glorifyingδοξάζοντες
(doxazontes)
1392: to render or esteem glorious (in a wide application)from doxa
and praisingαἰνοῦντες
(ainountes)
134: to praisefrom ainos
Godθεὸν
(theon)
2316: God, a godof uncertain origin
for allπᾶσιν
(pasin)
3956: all, everya prim. word
that they had heardἤκουσαν
(ēkousan)
191: to hear, listenfrom a prim. word mean. hearing
and seen, 
 
3708: to see, perceive, attend toa prim. verb
justκαθὼς
(kathōs)
2531a: according as, just asfrom kata and hós
as had been toldἐλαλήθη
(elalēthē)
2980: to talkfrom lalos (talkative)
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
υπεστρεψαν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person
hupostrepho  hoop-os-tref'-o:  to turn under (behind), i.e. to return -- come again, return (again, back again), turn back (again).
οι  definite article - nominative plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ποιμενες  noun - nominative plural masculine
poimen  poy-mane':  a shepherd -- shepherd, pastor.
δοξαζοντες  verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine
doxazo  dox-ad'-zo:  to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application) -- (make) glorify(-ious), full of (have) glory, honour, magnify.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
αινουντες  verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine
aineo  ahee-neh'-o:  to praise (God) -- praise.
τον  definite article - accusative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
θεον  noun - accusative singular masculine
theos  theh'-os:  a deity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
επι  preposition
epi  ep-ee':  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.
πασιν  adjective - dative plural neuter
pas  pas:  apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
οις  relative pronoun - dative plural neuter
hos  hos:  the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that -- one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc.
ηκουσαν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person
akouo  ak-oo'-o:  to hear (in various senses) -- give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ειδον  verb - second aorist active indicative - third person
eido  i'-do:  to see; by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
καθως  adverb
kathos  kath-oce':  just (or inasmuch) as, that -- according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
ελαληθη  verb - aorist passive indicative - third person singular
laleo  lal-eh'-o:  to talk, i.e. utter words -- preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter.
προς  preposition
pros  pros:  a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward
αυτους  personal pronoun - accusative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

King James Bible
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard, just as they had been told.

International Standard Version
Then the shepherds returned to their flock, glorifying and praising God for everything they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

NET Bible
So the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen; everything was just as they had been told.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the shepherds returned as they glorified and praised God concerning everything, because they had seen and heard just as it had been spoken with them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As the shepherds returned to their flock, they glorified and praised God for everything they had seen and heard. Everything happened the way the angel had told them.

King James 2000 Bible
And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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