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AndδὲinἘνthe sixthτῷ ἕκτῳmonthτῷ μηνὶthe angelὁ ἄγγελοςGabrielΓαβριὴλwas sentἀπεστάληfromἀπὸGodτοῦ θεοῦtoεἰςa townπόλινof Galileeτῆς Γαλιλαίαςnamedᾗ ὄνομαNazareth,Ναζαρὲθ
Luke 1:26
Study it in the app“And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:26, word by word
- the sixthἕκτῳhektōi
sixth
Sixth; "the sixth hour", noon.
Where else “hektōi” appears- monthμηνὶmēni
month
A period of about thirty days, one of the twelve parts of the year.
Where else “mēni” appears- the angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- GabrielΓαβριὴλGabriēl
Gabriel
Gabriel, the angel who stands before God.
Where else “Gabriēl” appears- was sentἀπεστάληapestalē
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apestalē” appears- Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- a townπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- of GalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaias
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaias” appears- namedὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- NazarethΝαζαρὲθNazareth
Nazareth
See it on the mapWhere else “Nazareth” appears
Places in this verse
1Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
2Nazareth
Today: Nazareth (An-Nasira), Israel
A town in lower Galilee, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the Sea of Galilee.
The angel told Mary about Jesus' birth there (Luke 1:26), and Jesus grew up there (Luke 2:39). He read from Isaiah in its synagogue (Luke 4:16).
The context
25“Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me to take away my disgrace among people.”
26 · This verse (above)
27to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
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?