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Ἔλαβε δὲ φόβος πάντας, καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν Θεὸν, λέγοντες· ὅτι προφήτης μέγας ἐγήγερται ἐν ἡμῖν, καὶ ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο ὁ Θεὸς τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ. (Luke 7:16)

And fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has been raised among us,” and “God has visited his people.”

Holy Fear and Heavenly Grammar

Luke 7:16 captures the aftermath of a resurrection miracle: a holy fear grips the crowd, and their declaration of praise reflects both theological awe and grammatical richness. The sentence gives us two key aorist passive verbs that form the backbone of their proclamation: ἐγήγερται (“has been raised”) and ἐπεσκέψατο (“has visited”).… Learn Koine Greek