Luke 1:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.

Young's Literal Translation
as they did deliver to us, who from the beginning became eye-witnesses, and officers of the Word,—

King James Bible
Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

Greek
just as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

they
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

were handed down
παρέδοσαν (paredosan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

to us
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

by
ἀπ’ (ap’)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the initial
ἀρχῆς (archēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 746: From archomai; a commencement, or chief.

eyewitnesses
αὐτόπται (autoptai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 845: An eye-witness. From autos and optanomai; self-seeing, i.e. An eye-witness.

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

servants
ὑπηρέται (hypēretai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5257: From hupo and a derivative of eresso; an under-oarsman, i.e. subordinate.

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

word.
λόγου (logou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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