King James Version

Luke 1:59

And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τῇ) before eighth here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passἐνenthat onἐνpreposition — “that on”G1722in, on, among.that onτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀγδόῃogdoēeighthὄγδοος (ogdoos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “eighth”, the to- or for-formG3590the eighth, one of eight, with seven others.ἦλθονēlthonthey cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.they cameπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinto circumciseπεριτέμνω (peritemnō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to circumcise”, a single actionG4059I cut around, circumcise.to circumciseτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παιδίονpaidionchildπαιδίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “child”, the object formG3813a little child, an infant, little one.the childκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐκάλουνekalounthey calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they called”, an ongoing action in the pastG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.they calledαὐτὸautohimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐπὶepiafterἐπίpreposition — “after”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.afterτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὸςpatrosfatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ΖαχαρίανzacharianZechariahΖαχαρίας (zacharias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Zechariah”, the object formG2197Zechariah, (a) a priest referred to as a son of Jehoiada, (b) another priest, father of John the Baptist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

World English Bible

On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias.

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father’s name Zachary.

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