Luke

Luke 1:15–16

¹⁵for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. ¹⁶Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

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Luke 1:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
he will be	ἔσται	estai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
great	μέγας	megas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3173 large, great
in the sight	ἐνώπιον	enōpion	Preposition	G1799 before the face of, in the presence of
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
He shall never take	πίῃ	piē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4095 I drink, imbibe
wine	οἶνον	oinon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3631 wine
strong drink	σίκερα	sikera	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4608 intoxicating drink
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he will be filled	πλησθήσεται	plēsthēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4130 I fill
Holy	Ἁγίου	Hagiou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματος	Pneumatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
even	ἔτι	eti	Adverb	G2089 still, yet, even now
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
mother’s	μητρὸς	mētros	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3384 a mother
womb	κοιλίας	koilias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2836 belly, womb, the inner man

Luke 1:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Many	πολλοὺς	pollous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
sons	υἱῶν	huiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5207 a son, descendent
of Israel	Ἰσραὴλ	Israēl	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel
he will turn	ἐπιστρέψει	epistrepsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1994 I turn back to
back to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
Lord	Κύριον	Kyrion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
God	Θεὸν	Theon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

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Luke 1:15 Jeremiah 1:5 · Numbers 6:2–4 · Ephesians 5:18 · Judges 13:4–6 · Galatians 1:15 · Luke 7:33 · Acts 2:4 · Joshua 4:14 · 1 Chronicles 17:8 · Luke 7:28 · Joshua 3:7 · Acts 2:14–18

Luke 1:16 Matthew 21:32 · Isaiah 40:3–5 · Malachi 3:1 · Matthew 3:1–6 · Isaiah 49:6 · Daniel 12:3 · Luke 1:76

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.