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Forγὰρlook,ἰδοὺwhenὡςthe soundἡ φωνὴof your greetingτοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ σουcameἐγένετοintoεἰςmy ears,τὰ ὦτά μουthe babyτὸ βρέφοςleapedἐσκίρτησενinἐνjoyἀγαλλιάσειinἐνmy womb.τῇ κοιλίᾳ μου
Luke 1:44
Study it in the app“For look, when the sound of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in joy in my womb.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:44, word by word
- the soundφωνὴphōnē
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnē” appears- of your greetingἀσπασμοῦaspasmou
greeting
Greeting.
Where else “aspasmou” appears- cameἐγένετοegeneto
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “egeneto” appears- my earsὦτάōta
ear
The organ of hearing, on the sides of the head.
Where else “ōta” 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- joyἀγαλλιάσειagalliasei
great joy
Great joy, gladness, exultation.
Where else “agalliasei” appears- my wombκοιλίᾳkoiliai
womb
The place where a mother carries her child before birth.
Where else “koiliai” appears
The context
43And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
44 · This verse (above)
45And happy is she who believed that there will be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
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?