God & Savior

Matthew 1:18

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:18
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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)

Τοῦ δὲ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἡ γένεσις οὕτως ἦν· μνηστευθείσης τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μαρίας τῷ Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εὑρέθη ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου.

  1. ΤοῦTou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“Now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἸησοῦIēsou“of Jesus”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  4. ΧριστοῦChristou“Christ”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  5. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. γένεσιςgenesis“origin”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “origin” · Strong's G1078
  7. οὕτωςhoutōs“thus”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  8. ἦν·ēn“was happening:”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  9. μνηστευθείσηςmnēsteutheisēs“At the pledging”
    Verb, aorist, passive, participle, genitive, singular, feminine · from μνηστεύω · “to betroth” · Strong's G3423
  10. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. μητρὸςmētros“mother”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from μήτηρ · “mother” · Strong's G3384
  12. αὐτοῦautou“of Him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. ΜαρίαςMarias“Mary”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Μαρία · “Mary” · Strong's G3137G
  14. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. Ἰωσήφ,Iōsēph“to Joseph,”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωσήφ · “Joseph” · Strong's G2501G
  16. πρὶνprin“before”
    Adverb · from πρίν · “before” · Strong's G4250
  17. ἢē“than”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  18. συνελθεῖνsunelthein“to come together”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from συνέρχομαι · “to assemble” · Strong's G4905
  19. αὐτοὺςautous“by them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. εὑρέθηheurethē“she was found”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  21. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  22. γαστρὶgastri“womb [pregnancy]”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γαστήρ · “belly” · Strong's G1064
  23. ἔχουσαechousa“having”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  24. ἐκek“out of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  25. πνεύματοςpneumatos“[the] Spirit”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  26. ἁγίου.hagiou“Holy.”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)