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Andκαὶhappy isμακαρίαshe whoἡbelievedπιστεύσασαthatὅτιthere will beἔσταιa fulfillmentτελείωσιςof what was spokenτοῖς λελαλημένοιςto herαὐτῇfromπαρὰthe Lord.”κυρίου
Luke 1:45
Study it in the app“And happy is she who believed that there will be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:45, word by word
- happy isμακαρίαmakaria
blessed, happy
Blessed: truly happy, in the condition God blesses. It is the "happy" or "blessed" of the Psalms.
Where else “makaria” appears- believedπιστεύσασαpisteusasa
believe
To believe something is true.
Where else “pisteusasa” appears- there will beἔσταιestai
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estai” appears- a fulfillmentτελείωσιςteleiōsis
fulfillment
What was promised coming true.
Where else “teleiōsis” appears- of what was spokenλελαλημένοιςlelalēmenois
tell
To tell someone something, announce it.
Where else “lelalēmenois” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
The context
44For look, when the sound of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in joy in my womb.
45 · This verse (above)
46And Mary said, “My soul magnifies 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?