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Luke 1:5

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of him” (αὐτῷ) before of here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before king here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ἡ) before wife here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ) before of here.

ἘγένετοegenetoThere wasγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “There was”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.There wasἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.the daysἩρῴδουhērōdouof HerodἩρῴδης (hērōdēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Herod”, the of-formG2264Herod; four persons are called by this name: Herod the Great, Herod Antipas, Herod Agrippa, and Herod Agrippa the younger.of Herodβασιλέωςbasileōskingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “king”, the of-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.the kingτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίαςioudaiasof JudaeaἸουδαία (ioudaia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Judaea”, the of-formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.of Judaeaἱερεύςhiereuspriestἱερεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “priest”, the subject formG2409a priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.).priestτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ὀνόματιonomatinamedὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “named”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.namedΖαχαρίαςzachariasZachariasΖαχαρίαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Zacharias”, the subject formG2197Zechariah, (a) a priest referred to as a son of Jehoiada, (b) another priest, father of John the Baptist.Zachariasἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofἐφημερίαςephēmeriascourseἐφημερία (ephēmeria)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “course”, the of-formG2183a class of priests who served for a stated number of days.the courseἈβιάabiaof AbiaἈβιάnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Abia”, the of-formG7Abijah, (a) a king, son of Rehoboam, (b) founder of the eighth class of priests.of Abiaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγυνὴgunēwifeγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “wife”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.wifeαὐτῷautōherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θυγατέρωνthugaterōndaughterθυγάτηρ (thugatēr)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “daughter”, the of-formG2364a daughter; hence (Hebraistic?), of any female descendent, however far removed; even of one unrelated: my young lady.ἈαρώνaarōnAaronἈαρώνnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Aaron”, the of-formG2Aaron, son of Amram and Jochebed, brother of Moses.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.nameαὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Ἐλισάβετelisabetwas ElisabethἘλισάβετnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “was Elisabeth”, the subject formG1665Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptizer.was Elisabeth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

There was in the days of Herod, king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Young’s Literal Translation

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elisabeth;

World English Bible

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

Darby Translation

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Douay-Rheims

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

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