Matthew 1:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.”
Matthew 1:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 1:2031 words
ταῦταtautahe (it was that), hereof, it
δὲdeand / but
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ἐνθυμηθέντοςenthymēthentosthink
ἰδοὺidoubehold
ἄγγελοςangelosangel, messenger
κυρίουkyriouLord
κατ’kat’about, according as (to), after
ὄναρonardream
ἐφάνηephanēappear, seem, be seen
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
λέγωνlegōnsay
ἸωσὴφIōsēphJoseph
υἱὸςhyiosson
ΔαυίδDauid
μὴmēnot
φοβηθῇςphobēthēs
παραλαβεῖνparalabeinreceive, take (unto, with)
ΜαρίανMarianMary
τὴνtēnthe
γυναῖκάgynaikawife, woman
σουsouyou
τὸtothe
γὰρgarfor
ἐνenabout, after, against
αὐτῇautēhe / she / it / same
γεννηθὲνgennēthenbear, beget, be born
ἐκekfrom / out of
πνεύματόςpneumatosSpirit / spirit
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἁγίουhagiouholy
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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