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Andδὲinἐνthoseταύταιςdaysταῖς ἡμέραιςMaryΜαριὰμaroseἈναστᾶσαand wentἐπορεύθηwithμετὰhasteσπουδῆςintoεἰςthe hill country,τὴν ὀρεινὴνtoεἰςa townπόλινof Judah,Ἰούδα
Luke 1:39
Study it in the app“And in those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town of Judah,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:39, word by word
- daysἡμέραιςhēmerais
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerais” appears- 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- aroseἈναστᾶσαAnastasa
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “Anastasa” appears- and wentἐπορεύθηeporeuthē
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “eporeuthē” appears- hasteσπουδῆςspoudēs
haste
Doing something quickly, without delay.
Where else “spoudēs” appears- the hill countryὀρεινὴνoreinēn
hill country
Hilly, mountainous; as a noun, the hill country.
Where else “oreinēn” appears- a townπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- of JudahἸούδαIouda
Judas
Judas or Judah, depending on the person: Judah the son of Jacob and his tribe, Judas Iscariot, Judas the brother of Jesus, and others with this name.
Where else “Iouda” appears
The context
38And 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.
39 · This verse (above)
40and she entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
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?