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Luke 1:46

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

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ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento 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).saidΜαριάμmariamMaryΜαριάμnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Mary”, the subject formG3137Mary, Miriam, (a) the mother of Jesus, (b) of Magdala, (c) sister of Martha and Lazarus, (d) wife of Cleopas, (e) mother of John Mark, (f) a Christian woman in Rome.This verse uses “Mary”.Μεγαλύνειmegaluneidoth magnifyμεγαλύνω (megalunō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “doth magnify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3170(a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol.This verse uses “magnify”.doth magnifyἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχήpsuchēsoulψυχήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “soul”, the subject formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κύριονkurionLordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the Lord

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

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And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord,

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Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.

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And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

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And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.

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