Matthew 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.”
Matthew 1:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 1:1826 words
ΤοῦTouthe
δὲdeand / but
ἸησοῦIēsouJesus
χριστοῦchristouChrist / Anointed
ἡhēthe
γένεσιςgenesisgeneration, nature(-ral)
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
μνηστευθείσηςmnēsteutheisēs
τῆςtēsthe
μητρὸςmētrosmother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ΜαρίαςMariasMary
τῷtōthe
ἸωσήφIōsēphJoseph
πρὶνprinbefore (that), ere
ἢēor
συνελθεῖνsyneltheinaccompany, assemble
(with), come (together)
αὐτοὺςautoushe / she / it / same
εὑρέθηheurethēfind, get, obtain
ἐνenabout, after, against
γαστρὶgastribelly, + with child, womb
ἔχουσαechousahave
ἐκekfrom / out of
πνεύματοςpneumatosSpirit / spirit
ἁγίουhagiouholy
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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