Luke
Luke 1:34
34“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | Πῶς | Pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| can this be | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Mary | Μαριὰμ | Mariam | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3137 Mary, Miriam |
| 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 |
| since | ἐπεὶ | epei | Conjunction | G1893 after, for, since, otherwise |
| I am a virgin | γινώσκω | ginōskō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.