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andκαὶallπάντεςwhoοἱheardἀκούσαντεςlaid them upἔθεντοinἐνtheir heart,τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτῶνsaying,λέγοντες“WhatΤίthenἄραwillἔσταιthisτοῦτοchildτὸ παιδίονbe?”ἔσταιForγὰρthe handχεὶρof the Lordκυρίουwasἦνindeedκαὶwithμετ’him.αὐτοῦ
Luke 1:66
Study it in the app“and 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.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:66, word by word
- heardἀκούσαντεςakousantes
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousantes” appears- laid them upἔθεντοethento
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “ethento” appears- their heartκαρδίᾳkardiai
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardiai” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- thenἄραara
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “ara” appears- willἔσταιestai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estai” appears- childπαιδίονpaidion
child
A child of few years, boy or girl.
Where else “paidion” appears- the handχεὶρcheir
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheir” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
The context
65And fear came on all who lived around them, and in all the hill country of Judea all these things were being talked about,
66 · This verse (above)
67And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
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?