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.