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Luke 1:48

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

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ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forἐπέβλεψενepeblepsenhe hath regardedἐπιβλέπω (epiblepō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath regarded”, a single actionG1914I look with favor on, regard.he hath regardedἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ταπείνωσινtapeinōsinlow estateταπείνωσις (tapeinōsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “low estate”, the object formG5014abasement (in spirit), low condition (in circumstances).the low estateτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δούληςdoulēsfemale slaveδούλη (doúlē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “female slave”, the of-formG1399Strong’s files this form under G1401 (δοῦλος).handmaidenαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἰδοὺidoubeholdἰδούparticle — “behold”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.beholdγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νῦνnunhenceforthνῦνadverb — “henceforth”G3568adv. (a) of time: just now, even now; just at hand, immediately, (b) of logical connection: now then, (c) in commands and appeals: at this instant.henceforthμακαριοῦσίνmakariousinshall callμακαρίζω (makarizō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall call”, an action still aheadG3106I bless, pronounce blessed or happy.shall callμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meπᾶσαιpasaiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γενεαίgeneaigenerationγενεά (genea)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “generation”, the subject formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Young’s Literal Translation

Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

World English Bible

for he has looked at the humble state of his servant. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

Darby Translation

For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

Douay-Rheims

Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

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