Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 2:28 - 2:28

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Luke 2:28 - 2:28


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28. αὐτός. The word is emphatic. He took the child into his own arms.

εἰς τὰς ἀγκάλας. Hence he is sometimes called Theodokos, ‘the receiver of God,’ as Ignatius is sometimes called Theophoros, ‘borne of God,’ from the fancy that he was one of the children whom Christ took in His arms (see on Luk 9:47).