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Andδὲthey were making signsἐνένευονto his fatherτῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦas towhatτὸ τίhe wouldἂνwantθέλοιhimαὐτόto be called.καλεῖσθαι
Luke 1:62
Study it in the app“And they were making signs to his father as to what he would want him to be called.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:62, word by word
- they were making signsἐνένευονeneneuon
make signs
Make signs, nod to.
Where else “eneneuon” appears- to his fatherπατρὶpatri
parents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “patri” appears- wantθέλοιtheloi
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “theloi” appears- to be calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthai
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaleisthai” appears
The context
61And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.”
62 · This verse (above)
63And asking for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name.” And they were all amazed.
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?