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Luke 1:5

In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron.
Luke 1:5
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἡρῴδου βασιλέως τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἱερεύς τις ὀνόματι Ζαχαρίας ἐξ ἐφημερίας Ἀβιά, καὶ γυνὴ αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων Ἀαρὼν καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς Ἐλισάβετ.

  1. ἘγένετοEgeneto“There was”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  2. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  3. ταῖςtais“the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἡμέραιςhēmerais“days”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  5. ἩρῴδουHērōdou“of Herod”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἡρώδης · “Herod” · Strong's G2264G
  6. βασιλέωςbasileōs“king”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from βασιλεύς · “king” · Strong's G0935
  7. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἸουδαίαςIoudaias“of Judea”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Ἰουδαία · “Judea” · Strong's G2449
  9. ἱερεύςhi'ereus“a priest”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “priest” · Strong's G2409
  10. τιςtis“certain”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  11. ὀνόματιonomati“named”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
  12. ΖαχαρίαςZacharias“Zechariah”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Zechariah” · Strong's G2197H
  13. ἐξex“of [the]”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  14. ἐφημερίαςephēmerias“division”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐφημερία · “division” · Strong's G2183
  15. Ἀβιά,Abia“of Abijah,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἀβιά · “Abijah” · Strong's G0007H
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. γυνὴgunē“wife”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  18. αὐτῷautō“of him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  19. ἐκek“of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  20. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. θυγατέρωνthugaterōn“daughters”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from θυγάτηρ · “daughter” · Strong's G2364
  22. ἈαρὼνAarōn“of Aaron”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἀαρών · “Aaron” · Strong's G0002
  23. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  24. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. ὄνομαonoma“name”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “name” · Strong's G3686
  26. αὐτῆςautēs“of her”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  27. Ἐλισάβετ.Elisabet“Elizabeth.”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Ἐλισάβετ · “Elizabeth” · Strong's G1665
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)