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Luke 1:57-80

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.

64δὲdeG1161ImmediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916Zechariah’sαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750was openedἈνεῴχθηAneōchthēG455andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846ἡhēG3588tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100was released,andκαὶkaiG2532he began to speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980,praisingεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν.theonG2316.

65καὶkaiG2532AllπάνταςpantasG3956theirτοὺςtousG3588neighborsπεριοικοῦντας αὐτούς·perioikountas autousG4039 G846were filled withἐγένετο ἐπὶegeneto epiG1096 G1909aweφόβοςphobosG5401,andκαὶkaiG2532peoplethroughoutἐν ὅλῃen holēG1722 G3650theτῇtēaG3588hill countryὀρεινῇoreinēaG3714τῆςtēsG3588of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449were talking aboutδιελαλεῖτοdielaleitoG1255πάνταpantaG3956theseταῦτα,tautaG3778τὰtaG3588eventsῥήματαrhēmataG4487.

66AndκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956οἱhoiG3588who heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191thiswonderedἔθεντοethentoG5087inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τῇtēaG3588heartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588andaskedλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101thenἄραaraG686will thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813becomeἔσται;estaiG1510καὶkaiG2532?”ForγὰρgarG1063the Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962handχεὶρcheirG5495wasἦνēnG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

67ThenΚαὶKaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846ὁhoG3588fatherπατὴρpatērG3962ZechariahΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197was filledἐπλήσθηeplēsthēG4130with the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151andκαὶkaiG2532prophesiedἐπροφήτευσενeprophēteusenG4395λέγων·legōnG3004:

68“Blessed beεὐλογητὸςeulogētosG2128theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962,theὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραήλ,IsraēlG2474,becauseὅτιhotiG3754He has visitedἐπεσκέψατοepeskepsatoG1980andκαὶkaiG2532redeemedἐποίησεν λύτρωσινepoiēsen lutrōsinG4160 G3085τῷtōG3588Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846peopleλαῷlaōG2992.

69καὶkaiG2532He has raised upἤγειρενēgeirenG1453a hornκέραςkerasG2768of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991for usG1473inἐνenG1722thehouseοἴκῳoikōG3624of Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846servantπαιδὸςpaidosG3816DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,

70asκαθὼςkathōsG2531He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980throughδιὰ στόματοςdia stomatosG1223 G4750Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846holyἁγίωνhagiōnG40τῶνtōnG3588prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396, thoseofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575ages pastαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165,

71salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991fromἐξexG1537ourG1473enemiesἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190andκαὶkaiG2532fromἐκekG1537thehandχειρὸςcheirosG5495of allπάντωνpantōnG3956whoτῶνtōnG3588hateμισούντωνmisountōnG3404usG1473,

72to showποιῆσαιpoiēsaiG4160mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656toμετὰmetaG3326ourG1473τῶνtōnG3588fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962andκαὶkaiG2532to rememberμνησθῆναιmnēsthēnaiG3403Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846holyἁγίαςhagiasG40covenantδιαθήκηςdiathēkēsG1242,

73theoathὅρκονhorkonG3727ὃνhonG3739He sworeὤμοσενōmosenG3660toπρὸςprosG4314ourG1473G3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11G3588,to grantG1325usG1473

74deliveranceῥυσθένταςrhusthentasG4506fromἐκekG1537hostileἐχθρῶνechthrōnG2190handsχειρὸςcheirosG5495,that we may serveλατρεύεινlatreueinG3000HimαὐτῷautōG846without fearἀφόβωςaphobōsG870,

75inἐνenG1722holinessὁσιότητιhosiotētiG3742andκαὶkaiG2532righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799HimαὐτοῦautouG846allπάσαιςpasaisG3956theταῖςtaisG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of our livesG1473.

76AndΚαὶ δέ,Kai deG2532 G1161youσὺsuG4771,childπαιδίον,paidionG3813,will be calledκληθήσῃ·klēthēsēG2564a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396of the Most HighὑψίστουhupsistouG5310;forγὰρgarG1063you will go onπροπορεύσῃproporeusēG4313beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962to prepareἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090the wayὁδοὺςhodousG3598for Himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,

77τοῦtouG3588to giveδοῦναιdounaiG1325toτῷtōG3588HisαὐτοῦautouG846peopleλαῷlaōG2992the knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991throughἐνenG1722theforgivenessἀφέσειapheseiG859of theirαὐτῶνautōnG846sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,

78because ofδιὰdiaG1223thetenderσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698mercyἐλέουςeleousG1656of ourG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316,byἐνenG1722whichοἷςhoisG3739theDawnἀνατολὴanatolēG395will visitἐπισκέψεταιepiskepsetaiG1980usG1473fromἐξexG1537on highὕψους,hupsousG5311,

79to shine onἐπιφᾶναιepiphanaiG2014those whoτοῖςtoisG3588liveκαθημένοις,kathēmenoisG2521inἐνenG1722darknessσκότειskoteiG4655andκαὶkaiG2532in the shadowσκιᾷskiaG4639of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288τοῦtouG3588,to guideκατευθῦναιkateuthunaiG2720ourG1473τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228intoεἰςeisG1519thepathὁδὸνhodonG3598of peaceεἰρήνης.¶eirēnēsG1515.”

80AndδὲdeG1161theΤὸToG3588childπαιδίονpaidionG3813grewηὔξανενēuxanenG837andκαὶkaiG2532became strongἐκραταιοῦτοekrataioutoG2901in spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151;andκαὶkaiG2532he livedἦνēnG1510inἐνenG1722theταῖςtaisG3588wildernessἐρήμοιςerēmoisG2048untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193thetimeἡμέραςhēmerasG2250of hisαὐτοῦautouG846public appearanceἀναδείξεωςanadeixeōsG323toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588IsraelἸσραήλ.¶IsraēlG2474.

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