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andκαὶshe cried outἀνεφώνησενwith a loudμεγάλῃcryκραυγῇandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“Blessed areΕὐλογημένηyouσὺamongἐνwomen,γυναιξίνandκαὶblessed isεὐλογημένοςthe fruitὁ καρπὸςof your womb!τῆς κοιλίας σου
Luke 1:42
Study it in the app“and she cried out with a loud cry and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:42, word by word
- she cried outἀνεφώνησενanephōnēsen
cry out
Cry out, exclaim.
Where else “anephōnēsen” appears- with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēi
intense
Of great force or intensity, like an enormous joy or fear.
Where else “megalēi” appears- cryκραυγῇkraugēi
shout, outcry
Shout, outcry, loud cry.
Where else “kraugēi” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “Blessed areΕὐλογημένηEulogēmenē
bless abundantly
God filling someone with good things.
Where else “Eulogēmenē” appears- womenγυναιξίνgynaixin
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaixin” appears- the fruitκαρπὸςkarpos
result
The result of what someone is or does.
Where else “karpos” appears- of your wombκοιλίαςkoilias
womb
The place where a mother carries her child before birth.
Where else “koilias” appears
The context
41And it happened, when Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
42 · This verse (above)
43And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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?