King James Version

Luke 1:26

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “by” (ἀπὸ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “by” (ὑπὸ) before the here.

Ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μηνὶmēnimonthμήν (mēn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “month”, the to- or for-formG3376a (lunar) month.monthτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἕκτῳhektōsixthἕκτος (hektos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “sixth”, the to- or for-formG1623sixth.ἀπεστάληapestalēwas sentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was sent”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.was sentὁhotheὁarticle, 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.ΓαβριὴλgabriēlGabrielΓαβριήλnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Gabriel”, the subject formG1043the angel Gabriel, a messenger of God.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoπόλινpolina cityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.a cityτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Γαλιλαίαςgalilaiasof GalileeΓαλιλαία (galilaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Galilee”, the of-formG1056Galilee, a district towards the southern end of the Roman province Syria; the northern division of Palestine.of Galileeᾗhēnamedὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “named”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.namedὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.ΝαζαρὲθnazarethNazarethΝαζαρέθnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Nazareth”, the subject formG3478Nazareth, a city of Galilee, where Jesus lived before His ministry.Nazareth

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ὑπὸhupofromὑπόpreposition — “from”G5259by, under, about.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,

World English Bible

Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

Darby Translation

But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which [the] name [was] Nazareth,

Douay-Rheims

And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,

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