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Andδὲthere appearedὤφθηto himαὐτῷan angelἄγγελοςof the Lord,κυρίουstandingἑστὼςatἐκthe rightδεξιῶνof the altarτοῦ θυσιαστηρίουof incense.τοῦ θυμιάματος
Luke 1:11
Study it in the app“And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right of the altar of incense.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:11, word by word
- there appearedὤφθηōphthē
appear
To become visible to someone, to appear before their eyes.
Where else “ōphthē” appears- an angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- standingἑστὼςhestōs
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestōs” appears- the rightδεξιῶνdexiōn
right
Right (hand, side).
Where else “dexiōn” appears- of the altarθυσιαστηρίουthysiastēriou
altar
Altar.
Where else “thysiastēriou” appears- of incenseθυμιάματοςthymiamatos
incense
Incense, fragrant spices burned in worship.
Where else “thymiamatos” appears
The context
10And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense.
11 · This verse (above)
12And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
To study Luke 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the angel Gabriel tell Mary about the son she will have, and how does she answer at the end? (vv. 30-38)
2. What it means
Why do you think Zechariah was left unable to speak while Mary was not, when both asked the angel a question? (vv. 18-20, 34-38)
3. How I live it
Which promise of God is hard for you to believe today, and what small step could you take in trust, like Mary?