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SBL Greek New Testament

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Luke 1

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luke.1.lk1VisitTense

ἐπισκέψεται / ἐπεσκέψατο

TEXTGRAMMARmoderate confidence

Is the dawn's visitation future or already accomplished?

The SBL apparatus reports the future in WH and NA28 and the aorist in Tregelles and Robinson-Pierpont.

Why this default

The future reading fits the infinitive purpose clauses that follow and is the SBLGNT text, while the aorist gives a coherent prophetic-perfect sense.

Evidence

ExternalThe SBLGNT apparatus aligns the future with WH and NA28 and the aorist with Tregelles and Robinson-Pierpont.

InternalBoth readings are intelligible in Zechariah's prophetic speech; the future connects most directly with the dawn's coming illumination.

Project defaultwill visit us

Project default · SBLGNT future

Alternativehas visited us

Aorist reading

Alternative[will visit / has visited] us

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