The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.Luke 1:35
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῇ· πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ σὲ καὶ δύναμις ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι· διὸ καὶ τὸ γεννώμενον ἅγιον κληθήσεται υἱὸς θεοῦ.
- ΚαὶKai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“answering”Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄγγελοςangelos“angel”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
- εἶπενeipen“said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- αὐτῇ·autēa“to her;”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- πνεῦμαpneuma“[the] Spirit”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- ἅγιονhagion“Holy”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
- ἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetai“will come”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπέρχομαι · “to arrive/invade” · Strong's G1904
- ἐπὶepi“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- σὲse“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- δύναμιςdunamis“power”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “power” · Strong's G1411
- ὑψίστουhupsistou“of [the] Most High”Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine, superlative · from ὕψιστος · “highest” · Strong's G5310
- ἐπισκιάσειepiskiasei“will overshadow”Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπισκιάζω · “to overshadow” · Strong's G1982
- σοι·soi“you;”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- διὸdio“therefore”Conjunction · from διό · “for” · Strong's G1352
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸto“the [one]”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γεννώμενονgennōmenon“being born”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
- ἅγιονhagion“Holy [One]”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
- κληθήσεταιklēthēsetai“will be called”Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
- υἱὸςhuios“[the] Son”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
- θεοῦ.theou“of God.”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)