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Andκαὶfearφόβοςcameἐγένετοonἐπὶallπάνταςwhoτοὺςlived aroundπεριοικοῦνταςthem,αὐτούςandκαὶinἐνallὅλῃthe hill countryτῇ ὀρεινῇof Judeaτῆς Ἰουδαίαςallπάνταtheseταῦταthingsτὰ ῥήματαwere being talked about,διελαλεῖτο
Luke 1:65
Study it in the app“And fear came on all who lived around them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these things were being talked about,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:65, word by word
- fearφόβοςphobos
fear
The fear that seizes one before danger or something terrible.
Where else “phobos” appears- cameἐγένετοegeneto
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “egeneto” appears- lived aroundπεριοικοῦνταςperioikountas
live nearby
Live nearby, be a neighbor.
Where else “perioikountas” appears- allὅλῃholēi
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēi” appears- the hill countryὀρεινῇoreinēi
hill country
Hilly, mountainous; as a noun, the hill country.
Where else “oreinēi” appears- of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaias
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaias” appears- thingsῥήματαrhēmata
thing
A matter, something that happened.
Where else “rhēmata” appears- were being talked aboutδιελαλεῖτοdielaleito
talk over
Talk over, discuss, talk about something with others.
Where else “dielaleito” appears
Places in this verse
Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
The context
64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing God.
65 · This verse (above)
66and all who heard laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” For the hand of the Lord was indeed with him.
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?