Now lettest thou (νυν απολυεις). Present active indicative,

Thou art letting . The Nunc Dimittis, a…

Now lettest. Now you do let or permit. This word is in the indicative mood and signifies that God was permitting him to …

Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.—It is not fitting to alter the translation, but we must remember that the c…

Waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see …

Origen of Alexandria: If we marvel to hear that a woman was healed by touching the hem of a garment, what must we think of Si…

Simeon’s psalm begins by emphasizing the fact that the Messiah has indeed come. “Dismiss” here means “allow to die”; peace is again stressed (cf. 2…

You now send your servant away. From this song it is sufficiently evident that Simeon looked at the Son of God with different eyes than th…

Lord, now you let your servant
He acknowledges him as his Lord, and to have a despotic power over him with respect t…

The same Spirit who provided for the support of Simeon's hope also provided for his joy. Those who want to see Christ must go to the temple. Here i…