Luke 1
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Luke 1:8-17

8τῷtōG3588AndδὲdeG1161it came to passἘγένετοEgenetoG1096,that whileἐνenG1722heαὐτὸνautonG846executed the priest’s officeἱερατεύεινhi'erateueinG2407beforeἔναντιenantiG1725Godτῇ θεοῦ,tēa theouG3588G2316inἐνenG1722the orderτάξει τῆςtaxei tēsG3588G5010of hisαὐτοῦautouG846courseἐφημερίας τοῦephēmerias touG3588G2183,
9τὸtoG3588According toκατὰkataG2596the customἔθος τῆςethos tēsG3588G1485of the priest’s officeἱερατείας τοῦhi'erateias touG3588G2405,his lot wasἔλαχενelachenG2975to burn incenseθυμιᾶσαιthumiasaiG2370when he wentεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the templeτὸν ναὸνton naonG3588G3485of the Lordτοῦ κυρίου·tou kuriouG3588G2962.
10AndκαὶkaiG2532the wholeπᾶνpanG3956multitudeτὸ πλῆθοςto plēthosG3588G4128of the peopleτοῦ λαοῦtou laouG3588G2992wereἦνēnG1510prayingπροσευχόμενονproseuchomenonG4336withoutἔξωexōG1854at the timeτῇ ὥρᾳtēa hōraG3588G5610of incenseτοῦ θυμιάματος.¶tou thumiamatosG3588G2368.
11AndδὲdeG1161there appearedG3708unto himαὐτῷautōG846an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962standingἑστὼςhestōsG2476onἐκekG1537the right sideδεξιῶνdexiōnG1188of the altarτοῦ θυσιαστηρίουtou thusiastēriouG3588G2379of incenseτοῦ θυμιάματος·tou thumiamatosG3588G2368.
12AndκαὶkaiG2532whenG3708ZachariasΖαχαρίαςZachariasG2197sawG3708him,he was troubledἐταράχθηetarachthēG5015,andκαὶkaiG2532fearφόβοςphobosG5401fellἐπέπεσενepepesenG1968uponἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
13ButδὲdeG1161the angelὁ ἄγγελος·ho angelosG3588G32saidG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,FearφοβοῦphobouG5399notμὴmēG3361,ZachariasΖαχαρία·ZachariaG2197:forδιότιdiotiG1360thyσου,souG4771prayerἡ δέησίςhē deēsisG3588G1162is heardεἰσηκούσθηeisēkousthēG1522;andκαὶkaiG2532thyσουsouG4771wifeἡ γυνήhē gunēG3588G1135ElisabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665shall bearγεννήσειgennēseiG1080theeσοι,soiG4771a sonυἱόνhuionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532thou shalt callκαλέσειςkaleseisG2564hisαὐτοῦautouG846nameτὸ ὄνομαto onomaG3588G3686JohnἸωάννην.IōannēnG2491.
14AndκαὶkaiG2532thouσοιsoiG4771shalt haveἔσταιestaiG1510joyχαράcharaG5479andκαὶkaiG2532gladnessἀγαλλίασις,agalliasisG20;andκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shall rejoiceχαρήσονται.charēsontaiG5463atἐπὶepiG1909hisαὐτοῦautouG846birthτῇtēaG3588G1083.
15ForγὰρgarG1063he shall beἔσταιestaiG1510greatμέγαςmegasG3173in the sight ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the Lordτοῦ κυρίου,tou kuriouG3588G2962,andκαὶkaiG2532shall drinkπίῃ,piēG4095neitherοὐouG3756wineοἶνονoinonG3631norκαὶkaiG2532strong drinkσίκεραsikeraG4608;andκαὶkaiG2532he shall be filledπλησθήσεταιplēsthēsetaiG4130withG4151the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostG4151,evenἔτιetiG2089fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836.μὴmēG3361
16AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of the childrenτῶν υἱῶνtōn huiōnG3588G5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474shall he turnἐπιστρέψειepistrepseiG1994toἐπὶepiG1909the LordκύριονkurionG2962theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316.
17AndκαὶkaiG2532heαὐτὸςautosG846shall goπροελεύσεταιproeleusetaiG4281beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799himαὐτοῦautouG846inἐνenG1722the spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151andκαὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411of EliasἨλίουĒliouG2243,to turnἐπιστρέψαιepistrepsaiG1994the heartsκαρδίαςkardiasG2588of the fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962toἐπὶepiG1909the childrenτέκναteknaG5043,andκαὶkaiG2532the disobedientἀπειθεῖςapeitheisG545toἐνenG1722the wisdomφρονήσειphronēseiG5428of the justδικαίων,dikaiōnG1342;to make readyἑτοιμάσαιhetoimasaiG2090a peopleλαὸνlaonG2992preparedκατεσκευασμένον.¶kateskeuasmenonG2680for the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962.
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