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Andκαὶhis motherἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦansweredἀποκριθεῖσαand said,εἶπεν“No;Οὐχίrather,ἀλλὰhe will be calledκληθήσεταιJohn.”Ἰωάννης
Luke 1:60
Study it in the app“And his mother answered and said, “No; rather, he will be called John.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:60, word by word
- his motherμήτηρmētēr
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētēr” appears- answeredἀποκριθεῖσαapokritheisa
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheisa” appears- and saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- “NoΟὐχίOuchi
not
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “Ouchi” appears- he will be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetai
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “klēthēsetai” appears- JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs
John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
Where else “Iōannēs” appears
The context
59And 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.
60 · This verse (above)
61And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
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?