King James Version

Luke 1:32

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

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οὗτοςhoutosHeοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “He”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.Heἔσταιestaishall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beμέγαςmegasgreatμέγαςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.greatκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andυἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the SonὙψίστουhupsistouof the Highestὕψιστος (hupsistos)adjective, superlative, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Highest”, the of-formG5310highest, most high, the heights.This verse uses “highest”.of the Highestκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaito callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to call”, an action still aheadG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδώσειdōseishall giveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall give”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.shall giveαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himκύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θρόνονthrononthroneθρόνος (thronos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “throne”, the object formG2362a (king's) throne, seat; meton: power, dominion; a potentate.the throneΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.Davidτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὸςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

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American Standard Version (1901)

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

Young’s Literal Translation

he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

World English Bible

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,

Darby Translation

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;

Douay-Rheims

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.

Alludes to

Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 9:6 · King James VersionFor unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Isaiah 9:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
child born, Mighty God, Prince of Peace · early church, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.