Luke 2:34

34AndκαὶblessedεὐλόγησενthemαὐτοὺςSimeonΣυμεὼνandκαὶsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςMaryΜαριὰμtheτὴνmotherμητέραof Himαὐτοῦ·BeholdἸδοὺthis [Child]οὗτοςis appointedκεῖταιforεἰς[the] fallingπτῶσινandκαὶrising upἀνάστασινof manyπολλῶνinἐντῷIsraelἸσραὴλandκαὶforεἰςa signσημεῖονspoken againstἀντιλεγόμενον,

And Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this [Child] is appointed for the falling and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against—

Vocab difficulty

27.7

Rare words

  • πτῶσιν

    πτῶσις

    a falling, a fall, ruin.