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