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AndΚαὶthe peopleὁ λαὸςwereἦνwaiting forπροσδοκῶνZechariah,τὸν Ζαχαρίανandκαὶthey were wonderingἐθαύμαζονatἐνhis delayτῷ χρονίζειν αὐτόνinἐνthe sanctuary.τῷ ναῷ
Luke 1:21
Study it in the app“And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the sanctuary.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:21, word by word
- the peopleλαὸςlaos
crowd
The crowd gathered to listen.
Where else “laos” appears- wereἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- waiting forπροσδοκῶνprosdokōn
wait for, expect
Wait for, look for, expect someone or something.
Where else “prosdokōn” appears- ZechariahΖαχαρίανZacharian
Zechariah
Zechariah: the priest, father of John the Immerser; also Zechariah son of Barachiah, killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Where else “Zacharian” appears- they were wonderingἐθαύμαζονethaumazon
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “ethaumazon” appears- his delayχρονίζεινchronizein
delay, be long
Delay, be long in coming, take time.
Where else “chronizein” appears- the sanctuaryναῷnaōi
sanctuary
God's house inside the temple.
Where else “naōi” appears
The context
20And look, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
21 · This verse (above)
22And when he came out, he was not able to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary; and he was making signs to them, and remained mute.
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?