Lexicon
ἐθίζω
ethizō
G1480
G:V Greek

be accustomed

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Ethizo describes what is customary in the action performed for the child Jesus under the law.

The single attested use describes an action carried out according to established custom under the law.

Senses in use

  1. Customary observance under the law · dominant

    In Luke 2:27, the perfect passive participle occurs in the clause about the parents bringing in the child Jesus for an action governed by the law’s custom; the APB renders the clause "to do for him according to the custom of the law."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 2:27, the APB presents the clause as action done "according to the custom of the law." The term’s individual English equivalent cannot be isolated with certainty.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture