Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.Luke 1:64
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ἀνεῴχθη δὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ παραχρῆμα καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐλάλει εὐλογῶν τὸν θεόν.
- ἈνεῴχθηAneōchthē“Was opened”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀνοίγω · “to open” · Strong's G0455
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- τὸto“the”Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- στόμαstoma“mouth”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “mouth” · Strong's G4750
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- παραχρῆμαparachrēma“immediately”Adverb · “instantly” · Strong's G3916
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γλῶσσαglōssa“tongue”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “tongue” · Strong's G1100
- αὐτοῦautou“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
- ἐλάλειelalei“he was speaking”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
- εὐλογῶνeulogōn“blessing”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εὐλογέω · “to praise/bless” · Strong's G2127
- τὸνton“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεόν.theon“God.”Noun, accusative, 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)