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AndδὲafterΜετὰtheseταύταςdaysτὰς ἡμέραςElizabethἘλισάβετhis wifeἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦconceived,συνέλαβενandκαὶshe hidπεριέκρυβενherselfἑαυτὴνfiveπέντεmonths,μῆναςsaying,λέγουσα
Luke 1:24
Study it in the app“And after these days Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:24, word by word
- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmeras” appears- ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabet
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Immerser; a relative of Mary.
Where else “Elisabet” appears- his wifeγυνὴgynē
wife
A married woman, joined to her husband.
Where else “gynē” appears- conceivedσυνέλαβενsynelaben
conceive
To begin to carry a child in the womb.
Where else “synelaben” appears- she hidπεριέκρυβενperiekryben
hide
Hide, keep oneself hidden.
Where else “periekryben” appears- fiveπέντεpente
five
Five.
Where else “pente” appears- monthsμῆναςmēnas
month
A period of about thirty days, one of the twelve parts of the year.
Where else “mēnas” appears- sayingλέγουσαlegousa
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousa” appears
The context
23And it happened, when the days of his service were completed, he went away to his home.
24 · This verse (above)
25“Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me to take away my disgrace among people.”
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?