But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.Luke 1:7
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)
καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἦν ἡ Ἐλισάβετ στεῖρα καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οὐκouk“no”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- ἦνēn“there was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- αὐτοῖςautois“to them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- τέκνον,teknon“child,”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
- καθότιkathoti“inasmuch as”Conjunction · “as/just as” · Strong's G2530
- ἦνēn“was”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἘλισάβετElisabet“Elizabeth”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “Elizabeth” · Strong's G1665
- στεῖραsteira“barren”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “infertility” · Strong's G4723
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἀμφότεροιamphoteroi“both”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀμφότερος · “both” · Strong's G0297
- προβεβηκότεςprobebēkotes“having advanced”Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from προβαίνω · “to advance” · Strong's G4260
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- ταῖςtais“the”Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἡμέραιςhēmerais“years”Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
- αὐτῶνautōn“of them”Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- 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)