Luke 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.”
Luke 1:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 1:527 words
ἘγένετοEgenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἐνenabout, after, against
ταῖςtaisthe
ἡμέραιςhēmeraisage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἩρῴδουHērōdouHerod
βασιλέωςbasileōsking
τῆςtēsthe
ἸουδαίαςIoudaiasJudæa
ἱερεύςhiereus(high) priest
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ὀνόματιonomaticalled, (+
sur-)name(-d)
ΖαχαρίαςZachariasZacharias
ἐξexfrom / out of
ἐφημερίαςephēmeriascourse
ἈβιάAbiaAbia
καὶkaiand / also
γυνὴgynēwife, woman
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῶνtōnthe
θυγατέρωνthygaterōndaughter
ἈαρώνAarōnAaron
καὶkaiand / also
τὸtothe
ὄνομαonomacalled, (+
sur-)name(-d)
αὐτῆςautēshe / she / it / same
ἘλισάβετElisabetElisabeth
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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