King James Version
Luke 1:2 in the King James Version says “Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;”
Luke 1:2 · KJV
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,
Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;
It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,
That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“the beginning”
G746(properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“ministers”
G5257an under-oarsman, i.e., (generally) subordinate (assistant, sexton, constable)
“were”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“of the word”
G3056something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a
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