Luke
Luke 1:26–27
26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
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Luke 1:26
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sixth | ἕκτῳ | hektō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G1623 sixth |
| month | μηνὶ | mēni | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3376 a month |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| sent | ἀπεστάλη | apestalē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| angel | ἄγγελος | angelos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| Gabriel | Γαβριὴλ | Gabriēl | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1043 Gabriel |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| a town | πόλιν | polin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| in Galilee | Γαλιλαίας | Galilaias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1056 Galilee |
| called | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| Nazareth | Ναζαρὲθ | Nazareth | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3478 Nazareth |
Luke 1:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| a virgin | παρθένον | parthenon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3933 a virgin |
| pledged in marriage | ἐμνηστευμένην | emnēsteumenēn | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3423 I ask in marriage |
| to a man | ἀνδρὶ | andri | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| named | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| Joseph | Ἰωσὴφ | Iōsēph | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2501 Joseph |
| of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| house | οἴκου | oikou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| of David | Δαυὶδ | Dauid | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1138 David |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| virgin’s | παρθένου | parthenou | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3933 a virgin |
| name | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| Mary | Μαριάμ | Mariam | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3137 Mary, Miriam |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 1:26 Matthew 2:23 · Luke 1:19 · John 7:41 · John 1:45–46 · Luke 2:4
Luke 1:27 Matthew 1:18 · Isaiah 7:14 · Matthew 1:20–21 · Matthew 1:16 · Matthew 1:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.