Luke
Luke 1:38
38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord’s | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| servant | δούλη | doulē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1399 a female slave, bonds-maid |
| Mary | Μαριάμ | Mariam | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3137 Mary, Miriam |
| answered | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| May it happen | γένοιτό | genoito | Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| to me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| according to | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| word | ῥῆμά | rhēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4487 a thing spoken |
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| angel | ἄγγελος | angelos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| left | ἀπῆλθεν | apēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G565 I come or go away from, depart, return |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 4:20–21 · Psalm 119:38 · Psalm 116:16 · 2 Samuel 7:25–29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.