Luke

Luke 1:18

¹⁸“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
can I be sure of	γνώσομαι	gnōsomai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
this	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
Zechariah	Ζαχαρίας	Zacharias	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2197 Zechariah
asked	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
angel	ἄγγελον	angelon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G32 an angel, messenger
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμι	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
an old man	πρεσβύτης	presbytēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4246 an old man
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
wife	γυνή	gynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
is well along	προβεβηκυῖα	probebēkuia	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4260 I go forward
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
years	ἡμέραις	hēmerais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.