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Luke 1:19

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answering”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeringὁhotheὁarticle, 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.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).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amΓαβριὴλgabriēlGabrielΓαβριήλnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Gabriel”, the subject formG1043the angel Gabriel, a messenger of God.Gabrielὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παρεστηκὼςparestēkōsthat standπαρίστημι (paristēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that stand”, a completed action with a present resultG3936I bring, present, prove, come up to and stand by, am present.that standἐνώπιονenōpionin the presenceἐνώπιονpreposition — “in the presence”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.in the presenceτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀπεστάληνapestalēnam sentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “am sent”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.am sentλαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to speak”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.to speakπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoσὲsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaito shewεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to shew”, a single actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).to shewσοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeταῦταtautatheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “these”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.these

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,

World English Bible

The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

Darby Translation

And the angel answering, said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand before God, and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to bring these glad tidings to thee;

Douay-Rheims

And the angel answering, said to him: I am Gabriel, who stand before God: and am sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

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