Luke 2:26 Greek Word Analysis

0	And	καὶ	g2532
1	it was	ἦν	g2258
2	unto him	αὐτῷ	g846
3	revealed	κεχρηματισμένον	g5537
4	by	ὑπὸ	g5259
5		τοῦ	g3588
6	Ghost	πνεύματος	g4151
7		τοῦ	g3588
8	the Holy	ἁγίου	g40
9	not	μὴ	g3361
14	he had seen	ἴδῃ	g1492
11	death	θάνατον	g2288
12	before	πρὶν	g4250
13		ἢ	g2228
14	he had seen	ἴδῃ	g1492
15		τὸν	g3588
16	Christ	Χριστὸν	g5547
17	the Lord's	κυρίου	g2962

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.

World English Bible (WEB)

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.{"Christ" (Greek) and "Messiah" (Hebrew) both mean "Anointed One"}

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit -- not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.