Luke

Luke 1:59

⁵⁹On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
eighth	ὀγδόῃ	ogdoē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G3590 eighth
day	ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
when	ἐγένετο	egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
they came	ἦλθον	ēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2064 I come, go
to circumcise	περιτεμεῖν	peritemein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4059 I circumcise
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
child	παιδίον	paidion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3813 a little child, an infant
they were going to name	ἐκάλουν	ekaloun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2564 I call, invite, name
after	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
father	πατρὸς	patros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
Zechariah	Ζαχαρίαν	Zacharian	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2197 Zechariah

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