Luke 1:13

American Standard Version (1901)

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος, Μὴ φοβοῦ, Ζαχαρία: διότι εἰσηκούσθη ἡ δέησίς σου· καὶ ἡ γυνή σου Ἐλισάβετ γεννήσει υἱόν σοι, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννην.

Transliteration

Eipen de pros auton ho angelos, Mē phobou, Zacharia: dioti eisēkousthē hē deēsis sou; kai hē gynē sou Elisabeth gennēsei huion soi, kai kaleseis to onoma autou Iōannēn.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - said
• *de*: particle - but, and, now
• *pros auton*: preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - to him
• *ho angelos*: nominative, masculine, singular - the angel
• *Mē phobou*: negative + present, imperative, middle, 2nd person singular - do not fear
• *Zacharia*: vocative, masculine, singular - Zacharias
• *dioti*: conjunction - because, for
• *eisēkousthē*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - was heard
• *hē deēsis*: nominative, feminine, singular - the petition, prayer
• *sou*: genitive, 2nd person singular - of you, your
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *hē gynē sou*: nominative, feminine, singular + genitive, 2nd person singular - your wife
• *Elisabeth*: nominative, feminine, singular - Elisabeth
• *gennēsei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - will bear, give birth to
• *huion*: accusative, masculine, singular - son
• *soi*: dative, 2nd person singular - to you, for you
• *kaleseis*: future, indicative, active, 2nd person singular - you will call
• *to onoma autou*: accusative, neuter, singular + genitive, masculine, singular - his name
• *Iōannēn*: accusative, masculine, singular - John

Word Meanings

• *phobou*: fear/be afraid
• *dioti*: because/for/since
• *eisēkousthē*: was heard/has been heard/was heeded
• *deēsis*: petition/prayer/supplication
• *gennēsei*: will bear/will give birth to/will bring forth

Referenced Verses

• Judg 13:3-5 : 3 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 5 for, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
• 1 Sam 2:21 : 21 And Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before Jehovah.
• Ps 113:9 : 9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [And to be] a joyful mother of children. Praise ye Jehovah.
• Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Lo, children are a heritage of Jehovah; [And] the fruit of the womb is [his] reward. 4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty man, So are the children of youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be put to shame, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
• Luke 1:30 : 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
• Acts 10:31 : 31 and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
• Luke 1:60-63 : 60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. 61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. 62 And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
• Luke 2:21 : 21 And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
• Luke 24:36-40 : 36 And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having. 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
• Isa 8:3 : 3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said Jehovah unto me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
• Ps 118:21 : 21 I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.
• Hos 1:4 : 4 And Jehovah said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause the kingdom of the house of Israel to cease.
• Hos 1:6 : 6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [Jehovah] said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah; for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel, that I should in any wise pardon them.
• Hos 1:9-9 : 9 And [Jehovah] said, Call his name Lo-ammi; for ye are not my people, and I will not be your [God] . 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that, in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God.
• Matt 1:21 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.
• Matt 14:27 : 27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
• Matt 28:5 : 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who hath been crucified.
• Mark 16:6 : 6 And he saith unto them, Be not amazed: ye seek Jesus, the Nazarene, who hath been crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold, the place where they laid him!
• 2 Kgs 4:16-17 : 16 And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season, when the time came round, as Elisha had said unto her.
• 1 Sam 1:20-23 : 20 And it came to pass, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of Jehovah. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto Jehovah the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, [I will not go up] until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever. 23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only Jehovah establish his word. So the woman tarried and gave her son suck, until she weaned him.
• Gen 17:10 : 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.
• Gen 17:19 : 19 And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. [
• Gen 18:14 : 14 Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son.
• Gen 25:21 : 21 And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren: and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
• Judg 6:23 : 23 And Jehovah said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
• Dan 10:12 : 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel; for from the first day that thou didst set thy heart to understand, and to humble thyself before thy God, thy words were heard: and I am come for thy words' sake.