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Luke 1:51-63

51He has performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160mighty deedsκράτοςkratosG2904withἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846armβραχίονιbrachioniG1023;He has scatteredδιεσκόρπισενdieskorpisenG1287those who areproudὑπερηφάνουςhuperēphanousG5244in the thoughtsδιανοίᾳdianoiaG1271of theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588.

52He has brought downκαθεῖλενkatheilenG2507rulersδυνάσταςdunastasG1413fromἀπὸapoG575theirthronesθρόνωνthronōnG2362, butκαὶkaiG2532has exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312thehumbleταπεινούς·tapeinousG5011.

53He has filledἐνέπλησενeneplēsenG1705thehungryπεινῶνταςpeinōntasG3983with good thingsἀγαθῶνagathōnG18, butκαὶkaiG2532has sentἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilenG1821therich awayπλουτοῦνταςploutountasG4147emptyκενούς·kenousG2756.

54He has helpedἀντελάβετοantelabetoG482HisαὐτοῦautouG846servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,rememberingμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403to be mercifulἐλέους,eleousG1656,

55asκαθὼςkathōsG2531He promisedἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toπρὸςprosG4314ourG1473τοὺςtousG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962τῷtōG3588,to AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11andκαὶkaiG2532τῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846descendantsσπέρματιspermatiG4690foreverεἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.¶eis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165.”

56δὲdeG1161MaryΜαριὰμMariamG3137stayedἜμεινενEmeinenG3306withσὺνsunG4862ElizabethαὐτῇautēaG846for aboutὡςhōsG5613threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376and thenκαὶkaiG2532returnedὑπέστρεψενhupestrepsenG5290homeεἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.¶eis ton oikon autēsG1519 G846 G3588 G3624.

57WhenδὲdeG1161theΤῇTēaG3588timeχρόνοςchronosG5550cameἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130forὁhoG3588ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665τοῦtouG3588to have her childτεκεῖν αὐτὴνtekein autēnG846 G5088καὶkaiG2532,she gave birth toἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080a sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

58καὶkaiG2532HerG846οἱhoiG3588neighborsπερίοικοιperioikoiG4040andκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773heardἤκουσανēkousanG191thatὅτιhotiG3754theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962had shown her greatἐμεγάλυνεν μετ᾽emegalunen met᾽G3170 G846 G3326τὸtoG3588mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656,andκαὶkaiG2532they rejoiced withσυνέχαιρονsunechaironG4796herG846.

59OnἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588theτῇtēaG3588eighthὀγδόῃogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ΚαὶKaiG2532,whenἐγένετοegenetoG1096they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to circumciseπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059theτὸtoG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813καὶkaiG2532,they were going to nameἐκάλουνekalounG2564himαὐτὸautoG846afterἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματιepi tō onomatiG1909 G3588 G3686hisαὐτοῦautouG846τοῦtouG3588fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962ZechariahΖαχαρίαν.ZacharianG2197.

60ButκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588motherμήτηρmētērG3384repliedἀποκριθεῖσα εἶπεν·apokritheisa eipenG611 G2036, “Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780ἀλλὰallaG235!He shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.”

61καὶkaiG2532They saidεἶπανeipanG2036toπρὸςprosG4314herαὐτὴνautēnG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “There isἐστινestinG1510no oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762amongἐκekG1537yourσουsouG4771τῆςtēsG3588relativesσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG4772whoὃςhosG3739bearsκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.”

62SoδὲdeG1161they made signsἐνένευονeneneuonG1770toτῷtōG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherπατρὶpatriG3962to find outτὸtoG3588whatτί ἂνti anG5101 G302he wantedθέλοιtheloiG2309to nameκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564the childαὐτό.autoG846.

63καὶkaiG2532Zechariahasked forαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154a tabletπινακίδιονpinakidionG4093andwroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125λέγων·legōnG3004, “Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846nameὄνομαonomaG3686isἐστὶνestinG1510JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491.”AndκαὶkaiG2532they were all amazedἐθαύμασαν πάντες.¶ethaumasan pantesG3956 G2296.

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