Luke 1:7

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.
Luke 1:7
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἦν ἡ Ἐλισάβετ στεῖρα καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. οὐκouk“no”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  3. ἦνēn“there was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  4. αὐτοῖςautois“to them”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  5. τέκνον,teknon“child,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  6. καθότιkathoti“inasmuch as”
    Conjunction · “as/just as” · Strong's G2530
  7. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  8. ἡhē“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἘλισάβετElisabet“Elizabeth”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “Elizabeth” · Strong's G1665
  10. στεῖραsteira“barren”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “infertility” · Strong's G4723
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἀμφότεροιamphoteroi“both”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀμφότερος · “both” · Strong's G0297
  13. προβεβηκότεςprobebēkotes“having advanced”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from προβαίνω · “to advance” · Strong's G4260
  14. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  15. ταῖςtais“the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ἡμέραιςhēmerais“years”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  17. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. ἦσαν.ēsan“were.”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)