Luke 1:22

When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.
Luke 1:22
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Original language (Greek)

ἐξελθὼν δὲ οὐκ ἐδύνατο λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι ὀπτασίαν ἑώρακεν ἐν τῷ ναῷ. καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διανεύων αὐτοῖς καὶ διέμενεν κωφός.

  1. ἐξελθὼνexelthōn“Having come out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  4. ἐδύνατοedunato“he was able”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  5. λαλῆσαιlalēsai“to speak”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  6. αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. ἐπέγνωσανepegnōsan“they recognized”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπιγινώσκω · “to come to know” · Strong's G1921
  9. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  10. ὀπτασίανoptasian“a vision”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὀπτασία · “vision” · Strong's G3701
  11. ἑώρακενhe'ōraken“he has seen”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ναῷ.naō“temple.”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ναός · “temple” · Strong's G3485
  15. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. αὐτὸςautos“he himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  18. διανεύωνdianeuōn“making signs”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from διανεύω · “to signify” · Strong's G1269
  19. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. διέμενενdiemenen“was remaining”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διαμένω · “to remain” · Strong's G1265
  22. κωφός.kōphos“mute.”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from κωφός · “deaf/mute” · Strong's G2974
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)