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Luke 1:15

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

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ἔσταιestaihe shall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.he shall beγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.μέγαςmegasgreatμέγαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.greatἐνώπιονenōpionin the sightἐνώπιονpreposition — “in the sight”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.in the sightτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἶνονoinonwineοἶνος (oinos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “wine”, the object formG3631wine.wineκαὶkainorκαίconjunction — “nor”G2532and, even, also, namely.norσίκεραsikerastrong drinkσίκεραnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “strong drink”, the object formG4608intoxicating drink.strong drinkοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.πίῃpiēto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπνεύματοςpneumatosGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἁγίουhagiouholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.πλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaito fillπίμπλημι (pimplēmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to fill”, an action still aheadG4130I fill, fulfill, complete.ἔτιetievenἔτιadverb — “even”G2089(a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition.evenἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromκοιλίαςkoiliaswombκοιλία (koilia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “womb”, the of-formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “womb”.wombμητρὸςmētrosmotherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “mother”, the of-formG3384a mother.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Young’s Literal Translation

for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

World English Bible

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Darby Translation

For he shall be great before [the] Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with [the] Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

Douay-Rheims

For he shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

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