Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.Luke 1:63
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
καὶ αἰτήσας πινακίδιον ἔγραψεν λέγων· Ἰωάννης ἐστὶν ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. καὶ ἐθαύμασαν πάντες.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- αἰτήσαςaitēsas“having asked for”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
- πινακίδιονpinakidion“a writing tablet”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “little tablet” · Strong's G4093
- ἔγραψενegrapsen“he wrote”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
- λέγων·legōn“saying;”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- ἸωάννηςIōannēs“John”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “John” · Strong's G2491G
- ἐστὶνestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὄνομαonoma“name”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “name” · Strong's G3686
- αὐτοῦ.autou“of him.”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐθαύμασανethaumasan“they marveled”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from θαυμάζω · “to marvel” · Strong's G2296
- πάντες.pantes“all.”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)