Luke 1:44

For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
Luke 1:44
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Original language (Greek)

ἰδοὺ γὰρ ὡς ἐγένετο ἡ φωνὴ τοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ σου εἰς τὰ ὦτά μου, ἐσκίρτησεν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφος ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ μου.

  1. ἰδοὺidou“Behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  4. ἐγένετοegeneto“came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  5. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. φωνὴphōnē“voice”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from φωνή · “voice/sound” · Strong's G5456H
  7. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἀσπασμοῦaspasmou“greeting”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀσπασμός · “salutation” · Strong's G0783
  9. σουsou“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  10. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  11. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ὦτάōta“ears”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὖς · “ear” · Strong's G3775
  13. μου,mou“of mine,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  14. ἐσκίρτησενeskirtēsen“leaped”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σκιρτάω · “to leap” · Strong's G4640
  15. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  16. ἀγαλλιάσειagalliasei“exultation”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἀγαλλίασις · “joy” · Strong's G0020
  17. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. βρέφοςbrephos“baby”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “infant” · Strong's G1025
  19. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  20. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. κοιλίᾳkoilia“womb”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from κοιλία · “belly/womb/stomach” · Strong's G2836
  22. μου.mou“of mine.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)