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toπρὸςa virginπαρθένονengagedἐμνηστευμένηνto a manἀνδρὶwhoseᾧnameὄνομαwasJoseph,Ἰωσὴφofἐξthe houseοἴκουof David;Δαυίδandκαὶthe virgin’sτῆς παρθένουnameτὸ ὄνομαwasMary.Μαριάμ
Luke 1:27
Study it in the app“to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:27, word by word
- a virginπαρθένονparthenon
virgin
Virgin: a young woman who has not had relations with a man; also, of men, one who has kept himself pure.
Where else “parthenon” appears- engagedἐμνηστευμένηνemnēsteumenēn
be betrothed
Be betrothed, pledged to be married. A Jewish betrothal was binding like a marriage, though the couple did not yet live together.
Where else “emnēsteumenēn” appears- to a manἀνδρὶandri
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andri” appears- nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- JosephἸωσὴφIōsēph
Joseph
Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.
Where else “Iōsēph” appears- the houseοἴκουoikou
house
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikou” appears- of DavidΔαυίδDauid
David
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
Where else “Dauid” appears- MaryΜαριάμMariam
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Mariam” appears
The context
26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 · This verse (above)
28And coming in to her, he said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”
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?