King James Version

Luke 1:62

And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “him” (αὐτό.) after be called here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “him” (αὐτόν) after be called here.

ἐνένευονeneneuonthey made signsἐννεύω (enneuō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they made signs”, an ongoing action in the pastG1770I make a sign to by nodding.they made signsδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὶpatrifatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἂνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.θέλοιtheloito willθέλω (thelō)verb, present active optative, 3rd person singular — “to will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.This verse uses “will”.καλεῖσθαιkaleisthaito calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to called”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.calledαὐτόautoheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτόνautonto hisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “to his”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

World English Bible

They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

Darby Translation

And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.

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