Luke 2:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.

Young's Literal Translation
And there were shepherds in the same region, lodging in the field, and keeping the night-watches over their flock,

King James Bible
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Greek
And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

there were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

shepherds
ποιμένες (poimenes)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4166: A shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men. Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd.

residing in the fields
ἀγραυλοῦντες (agraulountes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 63: To spend the night in the open, bivouac. From agros and auleo; to camp out.

nearby,
χώρᾳ (chōra)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5561: Feminine of a derivative of the base of chasma through the idea of empty expanse; room, i.e. A space of territory.

keeping
φυλάσσοντες (phylassontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5442: Probably from phule through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. Be on guard; by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid.

watch
φυλακὰς (phylakas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.

over
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

their
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

flocks
ποίμνην (poimnēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4167: A flock (of sheep or goats). Contraction from poimaino; a flock.

by night.
νυκτὸς (nyktos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3571: The night, night-time. A primary word; 'night'.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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