King James Version

Luke 1:21

And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἦνēnwaitedεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “waited”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.waitedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαὸςlaosa peopleλαόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a people”, the subject formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.This verse uses “a people”.προσδοκῶνprosdokōnto look forπροσδοκάω (prosdokaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to look for”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4328I expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Ζαχαρίανzacharianfor ZachariasΖαχαρίας (zacharias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “for Zacharias”, the object formG2197Zechariah, (a) a priest referred to as a son of Jehoiada, (b) another priest, father of John the Baptist.for Zachariasκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐθαύμαζονethaumazonmarvelledθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “marvelled”, an ongoing action in the pastG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.marvelledἐνenthatἐνpreposition — “that”G1722in, on, among.thatτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χρονίζεινchronizeinto tarried so longχρονίζω (chronizō)verb, present active infinitive — “to tarried so long”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5549I delay, tarry, linger, spend time.tarried so longἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ναῷnaōtempleναός (naos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “temple”, the to- or for-formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.the templeαὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondering at his tarrying in the sanctuary,

World English Bible

The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.

Darby Translation

And the people were awaiting Zacharias, and they wondered at his delaying in the temple.

Douay-Rheims

And the people were waiting for Zachary; and they wondered that he tarried so long in the temple.

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