Luke 2:37
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Berean Study Bible
and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

Young's Literal Translation
and she [is] a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,

King James Bible
And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day.

Greek
and then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[was] a widow
χήρα (chēra)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5503: Feminine of a presumed derivative apparently from the base of chasma through the idea of deficiency; a widow, literally or figuratively.

[to the age of]
ἕως (heōs)
Preposition
Strong's 2193: A conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until.

eighty-four.
ὀγδοήκοντα (ogdoēkonta)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 3589: Eighty. From ogdoos; ten times eight.

[She]
(hē)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

never left
ἀφίστατο (aphistato)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 868: From apo and histemi; to remove, i.e. instigate to revolt; usually to desist, desert, etc.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

temple,
ἱεροῦ (hierou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 2411: Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.

[but] worshiped
λατρεύουσα (latreuousa)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3000: To serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship. From latris; to minister, i.e. Render religious homage.

night
νύκτα (nykta)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

day,
ἡμέραν (hēmeran)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

fasting
νηστείαις (nēsteiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3521: Fasting, the day of atonement. From nesteuo; abstinence; specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

praying.
δεήσεσιν (deēsesin)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1162: Supplication, prayer, entreaty. From deomai; a petition.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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