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AndδὲMaryΜαριὰμsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςthe angel,τὸν ἄγγελον“HowΠῶςwillἔσταιthisτοῦτοbe,ἔσταιsinceἐπεὶI do notοὐknowγινώσκωa man?”ἄνδρα
Luke 1:34
Study it in the app“And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I do not know a man?””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:34, word by word
- MaryΜαριὰμMariam
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- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- the angelἄγγελονangelon
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelon” appears- willἔσταιestai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estai” appears- knowγινώσκωginōskō
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskō” appears- a manἄνδραandra
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andra” appears
The context
33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
34 · This verse (above)
35And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the holy one to be born will be called Son of 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?