43
Andκαὶwhyπόθενisthis grantedτοῦτοto me,μοιthatἵναthe motherἡ μήτηρof my Lordτοῦ κυρίου μουshould comeἔλθῃtoπρὸςme?ἐμέ
Luke 1:43
Study it in the app“And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:43, word by word
- whyπόθενpothen
from where?
From where? where from?
Where else “pothen” appears- the motherμήτηρmētēr
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētēr” appears- of my Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- should comeἔλθῃelthēi
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthēi” appears
The context
42and she cried out with a loud cry and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
43 · This verse (above)
44For look, when the sound of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in joy in my 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?