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
Original language and places
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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.
- ἐξελθὼνexelthōn“Having come out”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- οὐκouk“not”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἐδύνατοedunato“he was able”Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
- λαλῆσαιlalēsai“to speak”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
- αὐτοῖς·autois“to them;”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπέγνωσανepegnōsan“they recognized”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐπιγινώσκω · “to come to know” · Strong's G1921
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ὀπτασίανoptasian“a vision”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὀπτασία · “vision” · Strong's G3701
- ἑώρακενhe'ōraken“he has seen”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὁράω · “to see” · Strong's G3708
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῷtō“the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ναῷ.naō“temple.”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from ναός · “temple” · Strong's G3485
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- αὐτὸςautos“he himself”Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- διανεύωνdianeuōn“making signs”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from διανεύω · “to signify” · Strong's G1269
- αὐτοῖςautois“to them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- διέμενενdiemenen“was remaining”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from διαμένω · “to remain” · Strong's G1265
- 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)