Luke 1:34

“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
Luke 1:34
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Original language (Greek)

Εἶπεν δὲ Μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον· πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;

  1. ΕἶπενEipen“Said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ΜαριὰμMariam“Mary”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Μαρία · “Mary” · Strong's G3137G
  4. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  5. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἄγγελον·angelon“angel;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
  7. πῶςpōs“How”
    Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
  8. ἔσταιestai“will be”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  9. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  10. ἐπεὶepei“since”
    Conjunction · from ἐπεί · “since” · Strong's G1893
  11. ἄνδραandra“a man”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  12. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  13. γινώσκω;ginōskō“I know?”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from γινώσκω · “to know” · Strong's G1097
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)