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Andδὲhis mouthτὸ στόμα αὐτοῦwas openedἀνεῴχθηimmediately,παραχρῆμαandκαὶhis tongueἡ γλῶσσα αὐτοῦloosed,andκαὶhe began to speak,ἐλάλειblessingεὐλογῶνGod.τὸν θεόν
Luke 1:64
Study it in the app“And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing God.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:64, word by word
- his mouthστόμαstoma
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stoma” appears- was openedἀνεῴχθηaneōichthē
open
Open.
Where else “aneōichthē” appears- immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēma
immediately
Immediately, at that very moment, on the spot.
Where else “parachrēma” appears- his tongueγλῶσσαglōssa
tongue
The organ of the mouth used to speak and to taste.
Where else “glōssa” appears- he began to speakἐλάλειelalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalei” appears- blessingεὐλογῶνeulogōn
praise
To speak well of God, give him thanks.
Where else “eulogōn” appears- Godθεόνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
63And asking for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, “John is his name.” And they were all amazed.
64 · This verse (above)
65And fear came on all who lived around them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these things were being talked about,
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?