King James Version

Luke 1:7

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasαὐτοῖςautoistheyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “they”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.theyτέκνονteknonchildτέκνονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “child”, the subject formG5043a child, descendent, inhabitant.καθότιkathotiasκαθότιconjunction — “as”G2530(a) in proportion as, according as, (b) because.ἦνēnwereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wereἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἘλισάβετelisabetElizabethἘλισάβετnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Elizabeth”, the subject formG1665Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptizer.στεῖραsteirainfertilityστεῖραadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “infertility”, the subject formG4723barren.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀμφότεροιamphoteroibothἀμφότεροιadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “both”, the subject formG297both (of two).προβεβηκότεςprobebēkotesnow well strickenπροβαίνω (probainō)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “now well stricken”, a completed action with a present resultG4260I go forward, advance.now well strickenἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραιςhēmeraisyearsἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “years”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.yearsαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἦσανēsanto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.

World English Bible

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

Darby Translation

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

Douay-Rheims

And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

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