Matthew 1:20

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 1:20
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Original language (Greek)

Ταῦτα δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐνθυμηθέντος ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος κυρίου κατ᾽ ὄναρ ἐφάνη αὐτῷ λέγων· Ἰωσὴφ υἱὸς Δαυίδ, μὴ φοβηθῇς παραλαβεῖν Μαρίαν τὴν γυναῖκά σου· τὸ γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ γεννηθὲν ἐκ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἁγίου.

  1. ΤαῦταTauta“These things”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. αὐτοῦautou“when he”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ἐνθυμηθέντοςenthumēthentos“was pondering”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἐνθυμέομαι · “to reflect on” · Strong's G1760
  5. ἰδοὺidou“behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  6. ἄγγελοςangelos“an angel”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “angel” · Strong's G0032G
  7. κυρίουkuriou“of [the] Lord”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  8. κατ᾽kat᾽“in”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  9. ὄναρonar“a dream”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “dream” · Strong's G3677
  10. ἐφάνηephanē“appeared”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φαίνω · “to shine/appear” · Strong's G5316
  11. αὐτῷautō“to him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. λέγων·legōn“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  13. ἸωσὴφIōsēph“Joseph”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from Ἰωσήφ · “Joseph” · Strong's G2501G
  14. υἱὸςhuios“son”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  15. Δαυίδ,Dauid“of David,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ · “David” · Strong's G1138
  16. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  17. φοβηθῇςphobēthēas“may you fear”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), subjunctive, 2nd person singular · from φοβέω · “to fear” · Strong's G5399
  18. παραλαβεῖνparalabein“to receive”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from παραλαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G3880
  19. ΜαρίανMarian“Mary”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Μαρία · “Mary” · Strong's G3137G
  20. τὴνtēn“[as] the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. γυναῖκάgunaika“wife”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  22. σου·sou“of you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  23. τὸto“that”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  25. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  26. αὐτῇautēa“her”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  27. γεννηθὲνgennēthen“having been conceived”
    Verb, aorist, passive, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from γεννάω · “to beget” · Strong's G1080
  28. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  29. πνεύματόςpneumatos“[the] Spirit”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  30. ἐστινestin“[which] is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  31. 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)