King James Version

Luke 1:13

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

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εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελοςangelosangelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.Μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notφοβοῦphobouto fearφοβέομαι (phobeomai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to fear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5399I fear, dread, reverence, am afraid, terrified.This verse uses “fear”.ΖαχαρίαzachariaZachariasΖαχαρίας (zacharias)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Zacharias”, the calling formG2197Zechariah, (a) a priest referred to as a son of Jehoiada, (b) another priest, father of John the Baptist.Zachariasδιότιdiotiforδιότιconjunction — “for”G1360on this account, because, for.This verse uses “for”.forεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēis heardεἰσακούω (eisakouō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is heard”, a single actionG1522I hear, listen to, heed.is heardἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δέησίςdeēsispetitionδέησιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “petition”, the subject formG1162supplication, prayer, entreaty.σουsouthyσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thy”, the of-formG4771you.thyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνήgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἘλισάβετelisabetElizabethἘλισάβετnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Elizabeth”, the subject formG1665Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptizer.γεννήσειgennēseito begetγεννάω (gennaō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to beget”, an action still aheadG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.This verse uses “beget”.υἱόνhuionsonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “son”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.καλέσειςkaleseisthou shalt callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, future active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou shalt call”, an action still aheadG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.thou shalt callτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.John

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

World English Bible

But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

Darby Translation

But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

Douay-Rheims

But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

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Genesis 17:19 Genesis 17:19 · King James VersionAnd God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.Genesis 17:19 · King James VersionOpen the Source
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.