Luke
Luke 1:44
44For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| as soon | ἰδοὺ | idou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look! |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sound | φωνὴ | phōnē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| of | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| greeting | ἀσπασμοῦ | aspasmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G783 a greeting, salutation |
| reached | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| ears | ὦτά | ōta | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3775 the ear |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| baby | βρέφος | brephos | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1025 infant, babe |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| womb | κοιλίᾳ | koilia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2836 belly, womb, the inner man |
| leaped | ἐσκίρτησεν | eskirtēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4640 I leap for joy |
| for | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| joy | ἀγαλλιάσει | agalliasei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G20 exultation, exhilaration |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.