King James Version
Luke 1:3 in the King James Version says “It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in ord...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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,”
Luke 1:3 · 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.
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
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“It seemed”
G1380compare the base of g1166) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
“good to me also”
G2504so also the dative case ????? <pronunciation strongs="kam-oy'"/>, and accusative case ???? <pronunciation strongs="kam-eh'"/> and (or also, even, etc.
“understanding”
G3877to follow near, i.e., (figuratively) attend (as a result), trace out, conform to
“in order”
G2517thereafter, i.e., consecutively; as a noun (by ellipsis of noun) a subsequent person or time
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