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Luke 1:5-12

5InἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588timeἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of HerodἩρῴδουHērōdouG2264kingβασιλέωςbasileōsG935τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449there wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096aτιςtisG5100priestἱερεύςhi'ereusG2409namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197,who belonged toἐξexG1537thepriestly divisionἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183of AbijahἈβιά,AbiaG7,andκαὶkaiG2532whoseαὐτῷautōG846wifeγυνὴgunēG1135Elizabethτῶν καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῆς Ἐλισάβετ.¶tōn kai onoma autēs ElisabetG2532G846G3588G3686G1665wasἐκekG1537aτὸtoG3588descendantθυγατέρωνthugaterōnG2364of AaronἈαρὼνAarōnG2.
6δὲdeG1161BothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297of them wereἦσανēsanG1510righteousδίκαιοιdikaioiG1342in the sight ofἐναντίονenantionG1726τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316,walkingπορευόμενοιporeuomenoiG4198blamelesslyἄμεμπτοι.amemptoiG273inἐνenG1722allπάσαιςpasaisG3956theταῖςtaisG3588commandmentsἐντολαῖςentolaisG1785andκαὶkaiG2532decreesδικαιώμασινdikaiōmasinG1345of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.
7ButκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846hadἦνēnG1510noοὐκoukG3756childrenτέκνον,teknonG5043,becauseκαθότιkathotiG2530ἡhēG3588ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665wasἦνēnG1510barrenστεῖραsteiraG4723,andκαὶkaiG2532they wereἦσαν.¶ēsanG1510bothἀμφότεροιamphoteroiG297well alongπροβεβηκότεςprobebēkotesG4260inἐνenG1722αὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588yearsἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250.
8One dayἘγένετο δὲEgeneto deG1161G1096whileτῷtōG3588Zechariah’sαὐτὸνautonG846divisionἐφημερίαςephēmeriasG2183was on dutyἐν τῇ τάξειen tēa taxeiG1722G3588G5010andἐνenG1722heαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588was serving as priestἱερατεύεινhi'erateueinG2407beforeἔναντιenantiG1725τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,
9he was chosen by lotἔλαχενelachenG2975,according toκατὰkataG2596theτὸtoG3588customἔθοςethosG1485of theτῆςtēsG3588priesthoodἱερατείαςhi'erateiasG2405,to enterεἰσελθὼν εἰςeiselthōn eisG1525G1519theτοῦtouG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485of theτὸνtonG3588Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588andburn incenseθυμιᾶσαιthumiasaiG2370.
10AndκαὶkaiG2532at theτὸtoG3588hourὥρᾳhōraG5610of theτοῦtouG3588incense offeringθυμιάματος.¶thumiamatosG2368,theτῇtēaG3588wholeπᾶνpanG3956congregationπλῆθος λαοῦ τοῦplēthos laou touG4128G3588G2992wasἦνēnG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336outsideἔξωexōG1854.
11Just thenδὲdeG1161an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962appearedG3708toαὐτῷautōG846Zechariah,standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476atἐκekG1537theright sideδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188of theτοῦtouG3588altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379τοῦtouG3588of incenseθυμιάματος·thumiamatosG2368.
12WhenκαὶkaiG2532ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197sawG3708him,he was startledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015andκαὶkaiG2532grippedἐπέπεσεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν.¶epepesen ep᾽ autonG1968G1909G846with fearφόβοςphobosG5401.
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