Luke
Luke 1:19
19“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ἐγώ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Gabriel | Γαβριὴλ | Gabriēl | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1043 Gabriel |
| replied | ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| angel | ἄγγελος | angelos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| I stand | παρεστηκὼς | parestēkōs | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3936 I bring, present, come up to and stand by |
| in the presence of | ἐνώπιον | enōpion | Preposition | G1799 before the face of, in the presence of |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I have been sent | ἀπεστάλην | apestalēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| to speak | λαλῆσαι | lalēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2980 I speak, say |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| you | σὲ | se | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to bring you this good news | εὐαγγελίσασθαί | euangelisasthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 1:26 · Matthew 18:10 · Daniel 8:16 · Daniel 9:21–23 · Luke 2:10 · Hebrews 4:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.