New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 1:59-66

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

60And yethis motherμήτηρmētērG3384respondedἀποκριθεῖσαapokritheisaG611and saidG3004, “Noοὐχί,ouchiG3780indeedG3780; buthe shall be calledκληθήσεταιklēthēsetaiG2564JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491.”

61And they saidG3004to her, “There is noG3762oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762amongἐκekG1537your relativesσυγγενείαςsungeneiasG4772whoὃςhosG3739is calledκαλεῖταιkaleitaiG2564by this 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 wereG2296allπάντες.¶pantesG3956amazedG2296.

64And at onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916his mouthστόμαstomaG4750was openedἈνεῴχθηAneōchthēG455and his tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100freed, and he beganspeakingἐλάλειelaleiG2980in praiseεὐλογῶνeulogōnG2127of Godθεόν.theonG2316.

65And fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096on allπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who livedG4039aroundG4039them; and allπάνταpantaG3956theseταῦτα,tautaG3778mattersῥήματαrhēmataG4487were being talkedG1255aboutG1255inthe entireὅλῃholēG3650hillὀρεινῇoreinēaG3714countryG3714of JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449.

66AllπάντεςpantesG3956who heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191themkeptἔθεντοethentoG5087theminG2588mindG2588,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101thenἄραaraG686will thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778childπαιδίονpaidionG3813turn out tobe?” For indeedG2532the handχεὶρcheirG5495of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962was with him.

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