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AndΚαὶit happenedἐγένετοonἐνthe eighthτῇ ὀγδόῃdayτῇ ἡμέρᾳthatthey cameἦλθονto circumciseπεριτεμεῖνthe child,τὸ παιδίονandκαὶthey were callingἐκάλουνhimαὐτὸbyἐπὶthe nameτῷ ὀνόματιof his father,τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦZechariah.Ζαχαρίαν
Luke 1:59
Study it in the app“And it happened on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zechariah.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:59, word by word
- it happenedἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- the eighthὀγδόῃogdoēi
eighth
Eighth.
Where else “ogdoēi” appears- dayἡμέρᾳhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- they cameἦλθονēlthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- to circumciseπεριτεμεῖνperitemein
circumcise
Circumcise.
Where else “peritemein” appears- the childπαιδίονpaidion
child
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidion” appears- they were callingἐκάλουνekaloun
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “ekaloun” appears- the nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- of his fatherπατρὸςpatros
parents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “patros” appears- ZechariahΖαχαρίανZacharian
Zechariah
Zechariah: the priest, father of John the Immerser; also Zechariah son of Barachiah, killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
Where else “Zacharian” appears
The context
58And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they were rejoicing with her.
59 · This verse (above)
60And his mother answered and said, “No; rather, he will be called John.”
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?