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Luke 1:44

For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

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ἰδοὺidouloἰδούparticle — “lo”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.loγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὡςhōsas soon asὡςconjunction — “as soon as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.as soon asἐγένετοegenetosoundedγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “sounded”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.soundedἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φωνὴphōnēvoiceφωνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the subject formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσπασμοῦaspasmousalutationἀσπασμός (aspasmos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “salutation”, the of-formG783a greeting, salutation.This verse uses “salutation”.σουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.εἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὦτάōtaearsοὖς (ous)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “ears”, the object formG3775(a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception.earsμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsento leapσκιρτάω (skirtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to leap”, a single actionG4640I leap (for joy), skip, bound.ἐνenforἐνpreposition — “for”G1722in, on, among.forἀγαλλιάσειagalliaseijoyἀγαλλίασις (agalliasis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “joy”, the to- or for-formG20wild joy, ecstatic delight, exultation, exhilaration.joyτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.βρέφοςbrephosinfantβρέφοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “infant”, the subject formG1025infant, babe, child in arms.This verse uses “infant”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κοιλίᾳkoiliabellyκοιλίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “belly”, the to- or for-formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “belly”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

Young’s Literal Translation

for, lo, when the voice of thy salutation came to my ears, leap in gladness did the babe in my womb;

World English Bible

For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

Darby Translation

For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

Douay-Rheims

For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

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