καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento 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).saidΖαχαρίαςzachariasZechariahΖαχαρίαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Zechariah”, the subject formG2197Zechariah, (a) a priest referred to as a son of Jehoiada, (b) another priest, father of John the Baptist.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελονangelonangelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.the angelΚατὰkataWherebyκατάpreposition — “Whereby”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.Wherebyτίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.γνώσομαιgnōsomaishall I knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person singular — “shall I know”, an action still aheadG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.shall I knowτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iγάρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.εἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amπρεσβύτηςpresbutēsan old manπρεσβύτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “an old man”, the subject formG4246an old man, an ambassador.an old manκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνήgunēwifeγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).προβεβηκυῖαprobebēkuiawell strickenπροβαίνω (probainō)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “well stricken”, a completed action with a present resultG4260I go forward, advance.well strickenἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραιςhēmeraisyearsἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “years”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.yearsαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'
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American Standard Version (1901)
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Young’s Literal Translation
And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'
World English Bible
Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
Darby Translation
And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this, for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years?
Douay-Rheims
And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.
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