KJV: And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
YLT: and they, having bowed before him, did turn back to Jerusalem with great joy,
Darby: And they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
ASV: And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
προσκυνήσαντες | having worshiped |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: προσκυνέω Sense: to kiss the hand to (towards) one, in token of reverence. |
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ὑπέστρεψαν | returned |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ὑποστρέφω Sense: to turn back. |
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Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Jerusalem |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: Ἰερουσαλήμ Sense: denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants. |
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χαρᾶς | joy |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: χαρά Sense: joy, gladness. |
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μεγάλης | great |
Parse: Adjective, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: μέγας Sense: great. |
Greek Commentary for Luke 24:52
Here again we have one of Westcott and Hort‘s Western non-interpolations that may be genuine or not. [source]
(meta charas megale4s). Now that the Ascension has come they are no longer in despair. Joy becomes the note of victory as it is today. No other note can win victories for Christ. The bells rang in heaven to greet the return of Jesus there, but he set the carillon of joy to ringing on earth in human hearts in all lands and for all time. [source]