“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”Luke 1:34
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Εἶπεν δὲ Μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον· πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;
- ΕἶπενEipen“Said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ΜαριὰμMariam“Mary”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Μαρία · “Mary” · Strong's G3137G
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄγγελον·angelon“angel;”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
- πῶςpōs“How”Particle, interrogative · from πως · “how?!” · Strong's G4459
- ἔσταιestai“will be”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- τοῦτοtouto“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἐπεὶepei“since”Conjunction · from ἐπεί · “since” · Strong's G1893
- ἄνδραandra“a man”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- 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)