New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 1:57-64

57NowδὲdeG1161the timeχρόνοςchronosG5550had comeG4092for ElizabethἘλισάβετElisabetG1665to giveG5088birthτεκεῖνtekeinG5088,and she gaveἐγέννησενegennēsenG1080birthG5088to a sonυἱόν.huionG5207.

58Her neighborsπερίοικοιperioikoiG4040and her relativesσυγγενεῖςsungeneisG4773heardἤκουσανēkousanG191that the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962haddisplayedG3170His greatG3170mercyἔλεοςeleosG1656towardμετ᾽met᾽G3326her; and they were rejoicingσυνέχαιρονsunechaironG4796with her.

59And it happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096that onthe eighthὀγδόῃogdoēG3590dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to circumciseπεριτεμεῖνperitemeinG4059the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813,and they were going to callἐκάλουνekalounG2564him ZachariasΖαχαρίαν.ZacharianG2197,afterἐπὶepiG1909his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962.

60But his motherμήτηρmētērG3384answeredἀποκριθεῖσαapokritheisaG611and saidG3004, “Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780indeedG3780; buthe shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.”

61And they saidG3004to her, “There is noG3762oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762amongἐκekG1537your relativesσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG4772whoὃςhosG3739is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564by that nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686.”

62And theymadeG1770signsG1770to his fatherπατρὶpatriG3962,as to whatτί ἂνti anG5101 G302he wantedθέλοιtheloiG2309him calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthaiG2564.

63And he askedαἰτήσαςaitēsasG154for a tabletπινακίδιονpinakidionG4093and wroteἔγραψενegrapsenG1125as followsλέγων·legōnG3004, “His nameὄνομαonomaG3686is JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491.”And they were allπάντες.¶pantesG3956astonishedἐθαύμασανethaumasanG2296.

64And at onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916his mouthστόμαstomaG4750was openedἈνεῴχθηAneōchthēG455and his tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100loosed, and he beganto speakἐλάλειelaleiG2980in praiseεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127of Godθεόν.theonG2316.

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