Luke 1:78 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Through. On account of. Greek dia. App-104.Luke 1:2.

tender mercy. bowels of compassion. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia (App-6).

whereby. in (Greek. en. App-104.) which.

dayspring. Greek. anatole. Hebrew. zemach. branch (see page 1304), is rendered anatole in Jeremiah 23:6 and Zechariah 3:8, because of its springing up. Both meanings (branch and light) are here combined. Compare Ezekiel 16:7; Ezekiel 17:10.

on high. Greek. hupsos. Occurs five more times: Luke 24:49; Ephesians 3:18; Ephesians 4:8; James 1:9; Revelation 21:16.

Luke 1:78

78 Through the tenderd mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,