God & Savior

Luke 1:38

“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
Luke 1:38
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Original language (Greek)

Εἶπεν δὲ Μαριάμ· ἰδοὺ ἡ δούλη κυρίου· γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος.

  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. Μαριάμ·Mariam“Mary;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Μαρία · “Mary” · Strong's G3137G
  4. ἰδοὺidou“Behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  5. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. δούληdoulē“handmaid”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “female slave” · Strong's G1401
  7. κυρίου·kuriou“of [the] Lord;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  8. γένοιτόgenoito“Would [that] it happen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), optative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  9. μοιmoi“to me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  10. κατὰkata“according to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  11. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ῥῆμάrhēma“declaration”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ῥῆμα · “declaration” · Strong's G4487
  13. σου.sou“of you.”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  14. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. ἀπῆλθενapēlthen“departed”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀπέρχομαι · “to go away” · Strong's G0565
  16. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  17. αὐτῆςautēs“her”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἄγγελος.angelos“angel.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἄγγελος · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)