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AndκαὶZechariahΖαχαρίαςsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςthe angel,τὸν ἄγγελον“HowΚατὰ τίwill I knowγνώσομαιthis?τοῦτοForγάρIἐγὼamεἰμιan old man,πρεσβύτηςandκαὶmy wifeἡ γυνή μουis advancedπροβεβηκυῖαinἐνher days.”ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῆς
Luke 1:18
Study it in the app“And Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her days.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:18, word by word
- ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZacharias
Zechariah
Zechariah: the priest, father of John the Immerser; also Zechariah son of Barachiah, killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Where else “Zacharias” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- the angelἄγγελονangelon
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelon” appears- will I knowγνώσομαιgnōsomai
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “gnōsomai” appears- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- an old manπρεσβύτηςpresbytēs
old man
Old man.
Where else “presbytēs” appears- my wifeγυνήgynē
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynē” appears- is advancedπροβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuia
grow old
Many years old, elderly.
Where else “probebēkuia” appears- her daysἡμέραιςhēmerais
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerais” appears
The context
17And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
18 · This verse (above)
19And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
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?