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Luke 1:5

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That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.	There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was] Elisabeth.	And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

There was^G1096 in^G1722 the days^G2250 of Herod^G2264, the king^G935 of Judaea^G2449, a certain^G5100 priest^G2409 named^G3686 Zacharias^G2197, of^G1537 the course^G2183 of Abia^G7: and^G2532 his^G846 wife^G1135 was of^G1537 the daughters^G2364 of Aaron^G2, and^G2532 her^G846 name^G3686 was Elisabeth^G1665.

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Original Greek

Ἐγένετο ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἡρώδου τοῦ βασιλέως τῆς Ἰουδαίας ἱερεύς τις ὀνόματι Ζαχαρίας, ἐξ ἐφημερίας Ἀβιά· καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τῶν θυγατέρων Ἀαρών, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς Ἐλισάβετ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
Ἐγένετο	Egeneto	G1096	V-2ADI-3S	There was
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
ταῖς	tais	G3588	T-DPF	the
ἡμέραις	hēmerais	G2250	N-DPF	days
Ἡρώδου	Hērōdou	G2264	N-GSM	of Herod
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	the
βασιλέως	basileōs	G935	N-GSM	king
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	the
Ἰουδαίας	Ioudaias	G2449	N-GSF	of Judaea
ἱερεύς	hiereus	G2409	N-NSM	priest
τις	tis	G5100	X-NSM	a certain
ὀνόματι	onomati	G3686	N-DSN	named
Ζαχαρίας,	Zacharias	G2197	N-NSM	Zacharias
ἐξ	ex	G1537	PREP	of
ἐφημερίας	ephēmerias	G2183	N-GSF	course
Ἀβιά·	Abia	G7	N-PRI	of Abia
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	*
γυνὴ	gunē	G1135	N-NSF	wife
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	his
ἐκ	ek	G1537	PREP	of
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPF	the
θυγατέρων	thugaterōn	G2364	N-GPF	daughters
Ἀαρών,	Aarōn	G2	N-PRI	of Aaron
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	*
ὄνομα	onoma	G3686	N-NSN	name
αὐτῆς	autēs	G846	P-GSF	her
Ἐλισάβετ.	Elisabet	G1665	N-PRI	Elisabeth

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G2 — Ἀαρών (Aarṓn, ah-ar-ohn'): Aaron — of Hebrew origin (אַהֲרוֹן); Aaron, the brother of Moses:--Aaron.
• G7 — Ἀβιά (Abiá, ab-ee-ah'): Abijah — of Hebrew origin (אֲבִיָּה); Abijah, the name of two Israelites:--Abia.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G935 — βασιλεύς (basileús, bas-il-yooce'): a king, ruler, emperor — probably from βάσις (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):--king.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1135 — γυνή (gynḗ, goo-nay'): a woman, wife, my lady — probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
• G1537 — ἐκ (ek, ek): from out, out from among, from — a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause; literal or figurative; direct or remote):--after, among, X are, at, betwixt(-yond), by (the means of), exceedingly, (+ abundantly above), for(- th), from (among, forth, up), + grudgingly, + heartily, X heavenly, X hereby, + very highly, in, …ly, (because, by reason) of, off (from), on, out among (from, of), over, since, X thenceforth, through, X unto, X vehemently, with(-out). Often used in composition, with the same general import; often of completion.
• G1665 — Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet, el-ee-sab'-et): Elisabeth — of Hebrew origin (אֱלִישֶׁבַע); Elisabet, an Israelitess:--Elisabeth.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2183 — ἐφημερία (ephēmería, ef-ay-mer-ee'-ah): a class of priests — from ἐφήμερος; diurnality, i.e. (specially) the quotidian rotation or class of the Jewish priests' service at the Temple, as distributed by families:--course.
• G2197 — Ζαχαρίας (Zacharías, dzakh-ar-ee'-as): Zechariah — of Hebrew origin (זְכַרְיָה); Zacharias (i.e. Zechariah), the name of two Israelites:--Zacharias.
• G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): a day — feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
• G2264 — Ἡρώδης (Hērṓdēs, hay-ro'-dace): Herod — compound of (a "hero") and εἶδος; heroic; Herod, the name of four Jewish kings:--Herod.
• G2364 — θυγάτηρ (thygátēr, thoo-gat'-air): a daughter — apparently a primary word (compare "daughter"); a female child, or (by Hebraism) descendant (or inhabitant):--daughter.
• G2409 — ἱερεύς (hiereús, hee-er-yooce'): a priest — from ἱερός; a priest (literally or figuratively):--(high) priest.
• G2449 — Ἰουδαία (Ioudaía, ee-oo-dah'-yah): Judea — feminine of Ἰουδαῖος (with γῆ implied); the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine:--Judæa.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3686 — ὄνομα (ónoma, on'-om-ah): name, character, reputation — from a presumed derivative of the base of γινώσκω (compare ὀνίνημι); a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character):--called, (+ sur-)name(-d).
• G5100 — τὶς (tìs, tis): any one, some one — an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Herod — Matthew 2:1
• of the course — 1 Chronicles 24:10, 1 Chronicles 24:19, Nehemiah 12:4, Nehemiah 12:17

Reciprocal references (6): Exodus 6:23, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 2 Chronicles 31:2, Luke 1:8, 1 Timothy 3:11, Titus 1:6

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: ELISABETH, HERODS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, THE, JUDAEA OR JUDAH, ZACHARIAS
• Torrey’s: PRIESTS
• Nave’s: ABIA, BARRENNESS, ELISABETH (ELIZABETH), JOY, JUDEA, TEMPLE, ZACHARIAS (ZECHARIAH)

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