08 Core Glossary — Luke (German)

Given Luke’s length (24 chapters, the longest in this pipeline’s German curriculum), this glossary lists the book’s highest-priority new terms, with special weight given to material unique to Luke among the Synoptics; passages closely paralleling Matthew or Mark reuse those packages’ established vocabulary and are not re-listed here. See 07_semantic_analysis.md for full discussion.

#	English term	Greek	First occurrence(s)	German rendering	Status	Notes
1	the Spirit of the Lord is upon me… good news to the poor	Πνεῦμα κυρίου ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ… εὐαγγελίσασθαι πτωχοῖς	4:18-19	Der Geist des Herrn ist auf mir… den Armen gute Botschaft	NEW	Luke’s programmatic mission statement, citing Isaiah 61; “den Armen” retains concrete economic sense.
2	today this Scripture is fulfilled	Σήμερον πεπλήρωται ἡ γραφὴ αὕτη	4:21	Heute ist diese Schrift erfüllt	NEW	Direct messianic-fulfillment claim.
3	the Magnificat	Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον	1:46-55	Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn	NEW	Major German liturgical/musical tradition (Bach); economic-reversal language kept concrete.
4	the Benedictus	Εὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ	1:67-79	Gelobt sei der Herr, der Gott Israels	NEW	Major German liturgical tradition (Morgenlob).
5	the Nunc Dimittis	Νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου	2:29-32	Herr, nun lässt du deinen Diener in Frieden fahren	NEW	Major German liturgical tradition (Komplet); “light to the Gentiles” ties to universal_scope_of_gospel.
6	Luke’s beatitudes and woes	μακάριοι οἱ πτωχοί… οὐαὶ ὑμῖν τοῖς πλουσίοις	6:20-26	Selig seid ihr Armen… wehe euch, ihr Reichen	NEW	Distinctly economic, not spiritualized; a genuinely different emphasis than Matthew 5:3.
7	her sins, which are many, are forgiven — for she loved much	ἀφέωνται αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αὐτῆς αἱ πολλαί, ὅτι ἠγάπησεν πολύ	7:47	ihr sind viele Sünden vergeben, denn sie hat viel geliebt	NEW	Love is the response to forgiveness, not its cause; guard against Werkgerechtigkeit misreading.
8	he set his face to go to Jerusalem	αὐτὸς τὸ πρόσωπον ἐστήρισεν τοῦ πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ	9:51	richtete er sein Angesicht fest darauf, nach Jerusalem zu wandern	NEW	Opens Luke’s distinctive travel narrative (9:51-19:27).
9	the Good Samaritan	ὁ Σαμαρίτης	10:25-37	der barmherzige Samariter	NEW	Now an independent German cultural idiom; keep the first-century Jewish-Samaritan tension historically specific.
10	the prodigal son	(whole parable)	15:11-32	der verlorene Sohn	NEW	Possibly the most culturally resonant parable in the German artistic imagination; preserve the full two-part structure including the elder brother.
11	the rich man and Lazarus	(whole parable)	16:19-31	der reiche Mann und der arme Lazarus	NEW	Continues Luke’s rich/poor reversal theme; teach with care regarding genre (parable, not systematic eschatology).
12	God, be merciful to me, a sinner	ὁ θεός, ἱλάσθητί μοι τῷ ἁμαρτωλῷ	18:13	Gott, sei mir Sünder gnädig	NEW	Uses a sacrificial/atoning verb (ἱλάσκομαι), not a generic mercy-request.
13	the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost	ἦλθεν γὰρ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ζητῆσαι καὶ σῶσαι τὸ ἀπολωλός	19:10	der Menschensohn ist gekommen, zu suchen und selig zu machen, was verloren ist	NEW	Luke’s own summary statement of Jesus’ mission.
14	Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do	Πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς, οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν	23:34	Vater, vergib ihnen; denn sie wissen nicht, was sie tun	NEW	Textual authenticity genuinely disputed; note transparently.
15	today you will be with me in paradise	σήμερον μετ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἔσῃ ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ	23:43	Heute wirst du mit mir im Paradiese sein	NEW	Follows standard punctuation/rendering (today modifies “you will be”).
16	were not our hearts burning within us?	οὐχὶ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν καιομένη ἦν	24:32	Brannte nicht unser Herz in uns?	NEW	Widely known expression of recognition and conviction.
17	he was carried up into heaven	ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν	24:51	er ward aufgehoben gen Himmel	NEW	Luke is the only Gospel to narrate the ascension explicitly within its own text.

Coverage confirmation

17 highest-priority glossary entries span the full 24-chapter sweep: chapters 1-2 (rows 3-5), chapter 4 (rows 1-2), chapter 6 (row 6), chapter 7 (row 7), chapter 9 (row 8), chapter 10 (row 9), chapter 15 (rows 10-11), chapter 18 (row 12), chapter 19 (row 13), chapters 22-23 (rows 14-15), chapter 24 (rows 16-17). Additional chapter-specific vocabulary of lower risk tier, including two textual-critical notes (22:19b-20 and 22:43-44), is documented in 07_semantic_analysis.md.