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Andκαὶit happened,ἐγένετοwhenὡςElizabethἡ ἘλισάβετheardἤκουσενMary’sτῆς Μαρίαςgreeting,τὸν ἀσπασμὸνthe babyτὸ βρέφοςleapedἐσκίρτησενinἐνher womb;τῇ κοιλίᾳ αὐτῆςandκαὶElizabethἡ Ἐλισάβετwas filledἐπλήσθηwith the Holy Spirit,πνεύματος ἁγίου
Luke 1:41
Study it in the app“And it happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:41, word by word
- it happenedἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabet
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Immerser; a relative of Mary.
Where else “Elisabet” appears- heardἤκουσενēkousen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousen” appears- Mary’sΜαρίαςMarias
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 “Marias” appears- greetingἀσπασμὸνaspasmon
greeting
Greeting.
Where else “aspasmon” appears- the babyβρέφοςbrephos
baby, infant
Baby, infant: a newborn child, or a child not yet born.
Where else “brephos” appears- leapedἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsen
leap
Leap, jump, leap for joy.
Where else “eskirtēsen” appears- her wombκοιλίᾳkoiliai
womb
The place where a mother carries her child before birth.
Where else “koiliai” appears- was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthē
fill
To take up something completely, or be wholly taken up, as by the Spirit.
Where else “eplēsthē” appears- with the Holy Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- with the Holy Spiritἁγίουhagiou
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagiou” appears
The context
40and she entered into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 · This verse (above)
42and she cried out with a loud cry and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
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?