Luke 1:16

καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
καὶ
G2532 CONJ
kai
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
  • and, also, even, indeed, but
πολλοὺς
G4183 A-APM
polys
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
  • many, much, large
τῶν
G3588 T-GPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
υἱῶν
G5207 N-GPM
huios
a ___%___son___%___ (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
  • a son
    • rarely used for the young of animals
      • "generally used of the offspring of men"in a restricted sense, the male offspring (one born by a father and of a mother)"in a wider sense, a descendant, one of the posterity of any one,
      • the children of Israel
        • "sons of Abraham
      used to describe one who depends on another or is his follower
      • a pupil
    son of man
    • term describing man, carrying the connotation of weakness and mortality
      • "son of man, symbolically denotes the fifth kingdom in Daniel 7:13 and by this term its humanity is indicated in contrast with the barbarity and ferocity of the four preceding kingdoms (the Babylonian, the Median and the Persian, the Macedonian, and the Roman) typified by the four beasts"used by Christ himself, doubtless in order that he might intimate his Messiahship and also that he might designate himself as the head of the human race, the man, the one who both furnished the pattern of the perfect man and acted on behalf of all mankind
    son of God
    • used to describe Adam (see Luke 3:38)
      • "used to describe those who are born again (see Luke 20:36) and of angels and of Jesus Christ"of those whom God esteems as sons, whom he loves, protects and benefits above others
      • in the Old Testament used of the Jews
        • "in the New Testament of Christians"those whose character God, as a loving father, shapes by chastisements (Hebrews 12:5–8)
      those who revere God as their father, the pious worshipers of God, those who in character and life resemble God, those who are governed by the Spirit of God, repose the same calm and joyful trust in God ...
Ἰσραὴλ
G2474 N-GSM-L
israēl
he shall be a prince of God
Israel (i.e., Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
  • the name given to the patriarch Jacob (and borne by him in addition to his former name)
    • "the family or descendants of Israel, the race of Israel"Christians, the Israel of God (Galatians 6:16), for not all those who draw their bodily descent from Israel are true Israelites, i.e., are those whom God pronounces to be Israelites and has chosen to salvation
ἐπιστρέψει
G1994 V-FAI-3S
epistrephō
to revert (literally, figuratively or morally)
  • transitively
    • to turn to
      • to the worship of the true God
      to cause to return, to bring back
      • to the love and obedience of God
        • "to the love for the children"to love wisdom and righteousness
    intransitively
    • to turn to one's self
      • "to turn one's self about, turn back"to return, turn back, come back
ἐπὶ
G1909 PREP
epi
properly, 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
  • upon, on, at, by, before
    • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
κύριον
G2962 N-ASM
kyrios
supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
  • he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
    • the possessor and disposer of a thing
      • the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
        • "in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
      is a title of honor expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants salute their master"this title is given to: God, the Messiah
τὸν
G3588 T-ASM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
θεὸν
G2316 N-ASM
theos
a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism)
  • a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
    • "the Godhead, trinity
    • God the Father, the first person in the trinity
      • "Christ, the second person of the trinity"Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
    spoken of the only and true God
    • refers to the things of God
      • "his counsels, interests, things due to him
    whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
    • God's representative or viceregent
      • of magistrates and judges
αὐτῶν
G846 P-GPM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same

καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν
16
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
Cross References

Isaiah 40:3

קוֹל קוֹרֵא בַּמִּדְבָּר פַּנּוּ דֶּרֶךְ יְהוָה יַשְּׁרוּ בָּעֲרָבָה מְסִלָּה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
3
The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Matthew 21:32

ἦλθεν γὰρ πρὸς ὑμᾶς Ἰωάννης ἐν ὁδῷ δικαιοσύνης καὶ οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ οἱ δὲ τελῶναι καὶ αἱ πόρναι ἐπίστευσαν αὐτῷ· ὑμεῖς δὲ ἰδόντες οὐ μετεμελήθητε ὕστερον τοῦ πιστεῦσαι αὐτῷ
32
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

Malachi 3:1

הִנְנִי שֹׁלֵחַ מַלְאָכִי וּפִנָּה-דֶרֶךְ לְפָנָי וּפִתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֶל-הֵיכָלוֹ הָאָדוֹן׀ אֲשֶׁר-אַתֶּם מְבַקְשִׁים וּמַלְאַךְ הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר-אַתֶּם חֲפֵצִים הִנֵּה-בָא אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
1
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 49:6

וַיֹּאמֶר נָקֵל מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ לִי עֶבֶד לְהָקִים אֶת-שִׁבְטֵי יַעֲקֹב ‫(ונצירי)‬ וּנְצוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהָשִׁיב וּנְתַתִּיךָ לְאוֹר גּוֹיִם לִֽהְיוֹת יְשׁוּעָתִי עַד-קְצֵה הָאָֽרֶץ׃
6
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Matthew 3:1

Ἐν δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις παραγίνεται Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτιστὴς κηρύσσων ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ τῆς Ἰουδαίας
1
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

Daniel 12:3

וְהַמַּשְׂכִּלִים יַזְהִרוּ כְּזֹהַר הָרָקִיעַ וּמַצְדִּיקֵי הָֽרַבִּים כַּכּוֹכָבִים לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃
3
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.

Luke 1:76

Καὶ σὺ παιδίον προφήτης ὑψίστου κληθήσῃ· προπορεύσῃ γὰρ πρὸ προσώπου κυρίου ἑτοιμάσαι ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ
76
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
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