Luke 1:13–17
The angel announces to Zechariah a son who will bring joy
Study it word by word13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will call his name John.
14And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth;
15for he will be great before the Lord, and wine and intoxicating drink he will never drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to the Lord their God.
17And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
In its context
11And there appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing at the right of the altar of incense.
12And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
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18And Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her days.”
19And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Its words in the original
- εἶπενeipen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ἄγγελοςangelos· messenger, angel
Messenger. When sent from heaven, an angel.
- φοβοῦphobou· fear, be afraid
Fear, be afraid; also show reverent respect.
- ΖαχαρίαZacharia· Zechariah
Zechariah: the priest, father of John the Immerser; also Zechariah son of Barachiah, killed between the sanctuary and the altar.
- διότιdioti· because
"Because", "for", "since".
- εἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthē· listen to, hear
Listen to, hear a request; in the passive, be heard.
- δέησίςdeēsis· prayer, petition
Prayer, petition: a prayer that asks for something.
- γυνήgynē· woman, wife
Woman; with a possessive, wife.
- ἘλισάβετElisabet· Elizabeth
Elizabeth, wife of the priest Zechariah and mother of John the Immerser; a relative of Mary.
- γεννήσειgennēsei· beget, be born
Beget, become the father of; said of a mother, give birth; in the passive, be born. In family lists it also covers grandchildren and later descendants.
- υἱόνhuion· son, Son
Son. Also descendant: "son of David" means one of King David's family, and is a title of the promised Messiah.
- καλέσειςkaleseis· call
Call; name; invite.
- ὄνομαonoma· name
Name. In the Bible, a name stands for the person himself.
- ἸωάννηνIōannēn· John
John. In the Gospels, John the Immerser (the Baptist) or John son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve.
- ἔσταιestai· be
Be, exist.
- χαράchara· joy
Joy, gladness.
- ἀγαλλίασιςagalliasis· great joy
Great joy, gladness, exultation.
- πολλοὶpolloi· much, many
Much, great; in the plural, many.
- γενέσειgenesei· origin, birth, lineage
Origin, birth; also the family line someone comes from. The name of the book of Genesis comes from it.
- χαρήσονταιcharēsontai· rejoice
Rejoice, be glad. As a greeting, "hail!" or "greetings!".
- μέγαςmegas· great
Great, large.
- ἐνώπιονenōpion· before, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
- κυρίουkyriou· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- οἶνονoinon· wine
Wine.
- σίκεραsikera· strong drink
Strong drink, an intoxicating drink other than wine.
- πίῃpiēi· drink
Drink.
- πνεύματοςpneumatos· spirit, Spirit
Spirit; also wind and breath. With "holy", the Holy Spirit of God.
- ἁγίουhagiou· holy
Holy: set apart for God, pure, belonging to him.
- πλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetai· fill, fulfill
Fill, be filled; of time, be fulfilled, come to an end.
- κοιλίαςkoilias· belly, womb
Belly; womb.
- μητρὸςmētros· mother
Mother.
- ἸσραὴλIsraēl· Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
- ἐπιστρέψειepistrepsei· turn around
Turn, turn around; turn back (to God).
- θεὸνtheon· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- προελεύσεταιproeleusetai· go ahead
Go on ahead; go before.
- δυνάμειdynamei· power, mighty work
Power, strength, ability. In the plural, works of power: miracles.
- ἨλίουĒliou· Elijah
Elijah, the prophet of Israel taken up to heaven (2 Kings 2); Malachi announced his return.
- καρδίαςkardias· heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
- πατέρωνpaterōn· father, Father
Father; also ancestor.
- τέκναtekna· child
Child, son, daughter.
- ἀπειθεῖςapeitheis· disobedient
Disobedient.
- φρονήσειphronēsei· good sense
Good sense, prudence, practical wisdom.
- δικαίωνdikaiōn· righteous, just
Righteous, just: someone who lives by what is right before God.
- ἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasai· prepare
Prepare, make ready.
- λαὸνlaon· people
People. Often the people of Israel.
- κατεσκευασμένονkateskeuasmenon· prepare
Prepare, make ready; build.