Luke
Luke 1:15
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.