King James Version

Luke 1:63

And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸ) before name here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andαἰτήσαςaitēsashe asked forαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he asked for”, a single actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.he asked forπινακίδιονpinakidiona writing tableπινακίδιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a writing table”, the object formG4093a tablet for writing.a writing tableἔγραψενegrapsenand wroteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and wrote”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).and wroteλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.sayingἸωάννηςiōannēsJohnἸωάννηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “John”, the subject formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐθαύμασανethaumasanthey marvelledθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they marvelled”, a single actionG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.they marvelledπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

World English Bible

He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is John.” They all marveled.

Darby Translation

And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

Douay-Rheims

And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.

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