Luke

Luke 1:21

²¹Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Meanwhile	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
people	λαὸς	laos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
were	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
waiting for	προσδοκῶν	prosdokōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4328 I expect, await
Zechariah	Ζαχαρίαν	Zacharian	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2197 Zechariah
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
wondering	ἐθαύμαζον	ethaumazon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2296 I wonder, admire
why	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
he	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
took so long	χρονίζειν	chronizein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G5549 I delay, tarry
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ναῷ	naō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3485 a temple, shrine

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.