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Butδὲsheἡwas greatly troubledδιεταράχθηatἐπὶthe word,τῷ λόγῳandκαὶwas wonderingδιελογίζετοwhat kind ofποταπὸςgreetingὁ ἀσπασμὸςthisοὗτοςmight be.εἴη
Luke 1:29
Study it in the app“But she was greatly troubled at the word, and was wondering what kind of greeting this might be.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:29, word by word
- was greatly troubledδιεταράχθηdietarachthē
be deeply troubled
Be greatly troubled, deeply disturbed.
Where else “dietarachthē” appears- the wordλόγῳlogōi
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logōi” appears- was wonderingδιελογίζετοdielogizeto
ponder
To turn something over in one's mind.
Where else “dielogizeto” appears- what kind ofποταπὸςpotapos
what kind of
What kind of, of what sort.
Where else “potapos” appears- greetingἀσπασμὸςaspasmos
greeting
Greeting.
Where else “aspasmos” appears- might beεἴηeiē
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eiē” appears
The context
28And coming in to her, he said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”
29 · This verse (above)
30And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
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?