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Andκαὶthey saidεἶπανtoπρὸςher,αὐτὴν“There isἐστινno oneΟὐδείςamongἐκyour relativesτῆς συγγενείας σουwhoὃςis calledκαλεῖταιby this name.”τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ
Luke 1:61
Study it in the app“And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.””
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:61, word by word
- they saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- “There isἐστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- your relativesσυγγενείαςsyngeneias
relatives
Relatives, family, kin.
Where else “syngeneias” appears- is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitai
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaleitai” appears- by this nameὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears
The context
60And his mother answered and said, “No; rather, he will be called John.”
61 · This verse (above)
62And they were making signs to his father as to what he would want him to be called.
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?