Luke 1:59 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.”
Luke 1:59 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 1:5921 words
ΚαὶKaiand / also
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ἡμέρᾳhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
τῇtēthe
ὀγδόῃogdoēeighth
ἦλθονēlthoncome / go
περιτεμεῖνperitemeincircumcise
τὸtothe
παιδίονpaidion(little, young) child, damsel
καὶkaiand / also
ἐκάλουνekalounbid, call (forth), (whose
αὐτὸautohe / she / it / same
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῷtōthe
ὀνόματιonomaticalled, (+
sur-)name(-d)
τοῦtouthe
πατρὸςpatrosfather, parent
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ΖαχαρίανZacharianZacharias
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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