Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be — the troubled wondering (dietarachthē, was deeply disturbed) is Mary's response to the greeting, not yet to any announcement. She is wondering about the greeting's meaning before she knows its content — the intensity of the angelic address has already communicated that something extraordinary is being said. The wondering (dialogizomai, reasoning within herself) communicates active theological reflection rather than passive reception.

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