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Koine Greek wordlink #40778

SR GNT Luke 4:18 αἰχμαλώτοις (aiⱪmalōtois) ‘he has sent_out me to proclaim to captives forgiveness and to the blind’ Strongs=1640 Lemma=aiχmalōtos^*
Word role=noun case=dative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=27 AD TimeSeries=Jesus_Rejected_at_Nazareth

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Only use of identical word form αἰχμαλώτοις (N-DMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘αἰχμαλώτοις’ (N-DMP) is always and only glossed as ‘to captives’.

Luke 4:18 ‘he has sent_out me to proclaim to captives forgiveness and to the blind’ SR GNT Luke 4:18 word 21

OET-LV: 18 The_spirit of_the_master is on me, of _which on _account he _anointed me to _good _message _preach to_the_poor, he _has _sent_ me _out to _proclaim forgiveness to _captives, and regained _sight to_the_blind, having _been _oppressed to _send _out in forgiveness, (LUK_4:18)

OET-RV: 18 “Yahweh’s spirit is on me,
⇔ because he has chosen and equipped me
⇔ to preach the good message to the poor.
⇔ He has sent me out to proclaim freedom for captives
⇔ and to restore sight to the blind,
⇔ and for the oppressed to experience freedom. (LUK 4:18)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘aiχmalōtos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun DMP=dative,masculine,plural