Luke 1:38 Go deeper
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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. (KJV)
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ΕἶπενEipenSaid
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
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Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 1
δὲdethen
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 2
Μαριάμ·MariamMary;
Lemma: Μαρία (Maria) · Strong's: G3137G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine · Individual (N-NSF-P)
Meaning: Mary — Μαρία, -ας (Hellenized form), and Μαριάμ, indecl., ἡ (Aram. מַרְיָם; Heb. מִרְיָם) ; Mary. In NT; 1. the mother of Jesus: Mat.1:16 ff. Mat.2:11 13:55, Mrk.6:3, Luk.1:27 ff. Luk.2:5, 16 2:19, 34, Act.1:14 ; 2. M.…
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Used 26 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 13:55, Matthew 27:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3137G; TFLSJ G3137G; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 3
ἰδοὺidouBehold
Lemma: ἰδού (idou) · Strong's: G2400
Parsing: Interjection (INJ)
Meaning: look! — ἰδού, ; [in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,] ; prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11), ; lo, behold, see: Mat.10:16 11:8…
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Used 208 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2400; TFLSJ G2400; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 4
ἡhēthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 5
δούληdoulēhandmaid
Lemma: δοῦλος (doulos) · Strong's: G1401
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: slave — δοῦλος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX, ὁ δ. nearly always for עֶבֶד; ὁ δ. chiefly for שִׁפְחָה ,אָמָה ; ] ; 1. in bondage to, subject to: Rom.6:19. ; 2. As subst., ὁ, ἡ δ., a slave; (a) fem., ἡ δ., a female slave, bondmaid…
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Used 130 times. Also: Matthew 8:9, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 13:27, Matthew 13:28, Matthew 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1401; TFLSJ G1401; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 6
κυρίου·kuriouof [the] Lord;
Lemma: κύριος (kurios) · Strong's: G2962G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-GSM-T)
Meaning: lord: God — κύριος, -α, -ον (also -ος, -ον), ; [in LXX (subst.) chiefly for יהוה, also for בַּעַל ,אָדוֹן, etc. ; ] ; having power (κῦρος) or authority; as subst., ὁ κ., lord, master; 1. in general: with genitive of thing(s),…
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Used 662 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2962G; TFLSJ G2962G; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 7
γένοιτόgenoitoWould [that] it happen
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Optative · 3rd · Singular (V-2ADO-3S)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 8
μοιmoito me
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Dative · Singular (P-1DS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 9
κατὰkataaccording to
Lemma: κατά (kata) · Strong's: G2596
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: according to — κατά (bef. a vowel κατ᾽, καθ᾽; on the frequently neglect of elision, see Tdf., Pr., 95; WH, App., 146a), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, ; down, downwards. ; I. C. genitive (WM, §47, k; Bl., §42, 2). ; 1. C. genitive…
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Used 483 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2596; TFLSJ G2596; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 10
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 11
ῥῆμάrhēmadeclaration
Lemma: ῥῆμα (rhēma) · Strong's: G4487
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: declaration — ῥῆμα, -τος, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for פֶּה, and Aram. פִּתְגָּם, etc. ; ] ; 1. prop., of that which is said or spoken, ; (a) a word: Mat.27:14, 2Co.12:4; pl., τὰ ῥ., of speech, discourse, Luk.7:1,…
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Used 69 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 12:36, Matthew 18:16, Matthew 26:75, Matthew 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4487; TFLSJ G4487; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 12
σου.souof you.
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Singular (P-2GS)
Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…
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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 13
καὶkaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 14
ἀπῆλθενapēlthendeparted
Lemma: ἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai) · Strong's: G0565
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to go away — ἀπέρχομαι, ; [in LXX chiefly for הלךְ ; ] ; 1. to go away, depart (also, in late writers, with "perfective" force, to arrive at a destination, the thought being carried on to the goal; M, Pr., 111f., 247; MM, see word);…
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Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 8:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0565; TFLSJ G0565; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 15
ἀπ᾽ap᾽from
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 16
αὐτῆςautēsher
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (P-GSF)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 17
ὁhothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 18
ἄγγελος.¶angelosangel.
Lemma: ἄγγελος (angelos) · Strong's: G0032G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: angel — ἄγγελος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for מַלְאָךְ ; ] ; 1. a messenger, one sent: Mat.11:10, Jas.22:25.; 2. As in LXX, in the special sense of angel, a spiritual, heavenly being, attendant upon God and employed as his…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 176 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0032G; TFLSJ G0032G; TAGNT Luke 1:38 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [I am] | → | ἰδού G2400 look! |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Lord’s | → | κύριος G2962G lord: God |
| servant | → | G1399 |
| Mary | → | Μαρία G3137G Mary |
| answered | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| May it happen | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| to me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| according to | → | κατά G2596 according to |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| word | → | ῥῆμα G4487 declaration |
| Then | → | καί G2532 and |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| angel | → | ἄγγελος G0032G angel |
| left | → | ἀπέρχομαι G0565 to go away |
| . . . | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| her | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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