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AndδὲMaryΜαριάμsaid,εἶπεν“Look,ἸδοὺI amthe slaveἡ δούληof the Lord;κυρίουlet it beγένοιτόto meμοιaccording toκατὰyour word.”τὸ ῥῆμά σουAndκαὶthe angelὁ ἄγγελοςdepartedἀπῆλθενfromἀπ’her.αὐτῆς
Luke 1:38
Study it in the app“And Mary said, “Look, I am the slave of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:38, word by word
- 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- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- the slaveδούληdoulē
slave woman
Slave woman, female slave.
Where else “doulē” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- let it beγένοιτόgenoito
be it so
"Let it be so"; or "by no means!".
Where else “genoito” appears- your wordῥῆμάrhēma
word
What comes out of someone's mouth: a saying, a sentence, a message.
Where else “rhēma” appears- the angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- departedἀπῆλθενapēlthen
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apēlthen” appears
The context
37for no word from God will be impossible.”
38 · This verse (above)
39And in those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,
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?