King James Version

Luke 1:60

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀποκριθεῖσαapokritheisaansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μήτηρmētērmotherμήτηρnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “mother”, the subject formG3384a mother.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἶπενeipento 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).and saidΟὐχίouchiNotοὐχίadverb — “Not”G3780by no means, not at all.Notἀλλὰallaso; butἀλλάconjunction — “so; but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.so; butκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaihe shall be calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “he shall be called”, an action still aheadG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.he shall be calledἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.John

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

Young’s Literal Translation

and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'

World English Bible

His mother answered, “Not so; but he will be called John.”

Darby Translation

And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.

Douay-Rheims

And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called John.

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