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Andκαὶthey hadἦν αὐτοῖςnoοὐκchild,τέκνονbecauseκαθότιElizabethἡ Ἐλισάβετwasἦνbarren,στεῖραandκαὶbothἀμφότεροιwereἦσανadvancedπροβεβηκότεςinἐνtheir days.ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν
Luke 1:7
Study it in the app“And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:7, word by word
- they hadἦνēn
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appears- childτέκνονteknon
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “teknon” appears- becauseκαθότιkathoti
because
Gives the reason for what has just been said.
Where else “kathoti” appears- ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabet
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Immerser; a relative of Mary.
Where else “Elisabet” appears- barrenστεῖραsteira
barren
Barren: a woman unable to have children.
Where else “steira” appears- bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroi
both
Both, the two together.
Where else “amphoteroi” appears- advancedπροβεβηκότεςprobebēkotes
grow old
Many years old, elderly.
Where else “probebēkotes” appears- their daysἡμέραιςhēmerais
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerais” appears
The context
6And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.
7 · This verse (above)
8Now it happened while he was serving as priest in the order of his division before God,
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?