Luke 1:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell upon him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐταράχθη, Ζαχαρίας ἰδών, καὶ φόβος ἐπέπεσεν ἐπʼ αὐτόν.

Transliteration

Kai etarachthē, Zacharias idōn, kai phobos epepesen ep' auton.

Grammar Details

*Kai*: conjunction - and
*etarachthē*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - was troubled, disturbed
*Zacharias*: nominative, masculine, singular - Zacharias
*idōn*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - seeing, having seen
*kai*: conjunction - and
*phobos*: nominative, masculine, singular - fear
*epepesen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - fell upon
*ep' auton*: preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - upon him

Word Meanings

*etarachthē*: was troubled/was disturbed/was agitated
*idōn*: seeing/having seen/perceiving
*phobos*: fear/terror/dread
*epepesen*: fell upon/came upon/seized

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Judg 6:22 : 22 And Gideon saw that he was the angel of Jehovah; and Gideon said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of Jehovah face to face.
Judg 13:22 : 22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Luke 2:9-9 : 9 And {G2400} an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all the people:
Acts 10:4 : 4 And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.
Rev 1:17 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, {G3427} Fear not; I am the first and the last,
Job 4:14-15 : 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, Which made all my bones to shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; The hair of my flesh stood up.
Dan 10:7 : 7 And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.
Mark 16:5 : 5 And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
Luke 1:29 : 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

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Luke 1:13-15
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13But 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.
14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
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28And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.
29But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.
30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
31And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
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18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.
20And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.
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40and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.
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