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Luke 1:35

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredὁhotheὁarticle, 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).and saidαὐτῇautēunto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto herΠνεῦμαpneumaGhostπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἅγιονhagionthat holy thingἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “that holy thing”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.that holy thingἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetaito arriveἐπέρχομαι (eperchomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to arrive”, an action still aheadG1904I come to, arrive, come on, come upon, attack.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.σέseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.δύναμιςdunamispowerδύναμιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “power”, the subject formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.Ὑψίστουhupsistouhighestὕψιστος (hupsistos)adjective, superlative, genitive, singular, masculine — “highest”, the of-formG5310highest, most high, the heights.This verse uses “highest”.ἐπισκιάσειepiskiaseito overshadowἐπισκιάζω (episkiazō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to overshadow”, an action still aheadG1982I overshadow, envelop.This verse uses “overshadow”.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.διὸdioforδιόconjunction — “for”G1352wherefore, on which account, therefore.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γεννώμενονgennōmenonwhich shall be bornγεννάω (gennaō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “which shall be born”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.which shall be bornἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.κληθήσεταιklēthēsetaishall be calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be called”, an action still aheadG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.shall be calledυἱὸςhuiosSonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the Sonθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

World English Bible

The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.

Darby Translation

And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.

Douay-Rheims

And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

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