Luke 1:78

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Meaning:

* Through * Because * On account of

Preposition that relates to movement through space, time, means or cause - it's a preposition of movement and mediation.

When used with the genitive case, διά emphasizes the means or channel by which something happens.John 1:3Matthew 24:12John 1:32 Timothy 2:10Romans 5:1John 1:17
σπλάγχνα ἐλέους θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

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Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
ἡμῶν, ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
οἷς ἐπεσκέψατο ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους,
ESV
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high
NIV
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
NLT
Because of God's tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,
KJV
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

Luke 1:77 ← Luke 1:78 → Luke 1:79

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