Luke 1:35

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
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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.

  1. ΚαὶKai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheis“answering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἄγγελοςangelos“angel”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
  5. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  6. αὐτῇ·autēa“to her;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. πνεῦμαpneuma“[the] Spirit”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  8. ἅγιονhagion“Holy”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  9. ἐπελεύσεταιepeleusetai“will come”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπέρχομαι · “to arrive/invade” · Strong's G1904
  10. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  11. σὲse“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. δύναμιςdunamis“power”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “power” · Strong's G1411
  14. ὑψίστουhupsistou“of [the] Most High”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine, superlative · from ὕψιστος · “highest” · Strong's G5310
  15. ἐπισκιάσειepiskiasei“will overshadow”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπισκιάζω · “to overshadow” · Strong's G1982
  16. σοι·soi“you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  17. διὸdio“therefore”
    Conjunction · from διό · “for” · Strong's G1352
  18. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. τὸto“the [one]”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. γεννώμενονgennōmenon“being born”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
  21. ἅγιονhagion“Holy [One]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  22. κληθήσεταιklēthēsetai“will be called”
    Verb, future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from καλέω · “to call” · Strong's G2564G
  23. υἱὸςhuios“[the] Son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  24. 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)