Luke 1:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And 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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ, ἰδού, ἔσῃ σιωπῶν, καὶ μὴ δυνάμενος λαλῆσαι, ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας γένηται ταῦτα, ἀνθʼ ὧν οὐκ ἐπίστευσας τοῖς λόγοις μου, οἵτινες πληρωθήσονται εἰς τὸν καιρὸν αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

Kai, idou, esē siōpōn, kai mē dynamenos lalēsai, achri hēs hēmeras genētai tauta, anth' hōn ouk episteusas tois logois mou, hoitines plērōthēsontai eis ton kairon autōn.

Grammar Details

*Kai*: conjunction - and
*idou*: interjection - behold, look
*esē*: future, indicative, middle, 2nd person singular - you will be
*siōpōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being silent
*kai*: conjunction - and
*mē dynamenos*: negative + present, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - not being able
*lalēsai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to speak
*achri*: preposition + genitive - until
*hēs hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - which day
*genētai*: aorist, subjunctive, middle, 3rd person singular - might happen
*tauta*: nominative, neuter, plural, demonstrative pronoun - these things
*anth' hōn*: preposition + genitive, neuter, plural, relative pronoun - because
*ouk episteusas*: negative + aorist, indicative, active, 2nd person singular - you did not believe
*tois logois*: dative, masculine, plural - the words
*mou*: genitive, 1st person singular - of me, my
*hoitines*: nominative, masculine, plural, relative pronoun - which
*plērōthēsontai*: future, indicative, passive, 3rd person plural - will be fulfilled
*eis ton kairon*: preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - in the time, season
*autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of them

Word Meanings

*idou*: behold/look/see
*siōpōn*: being silent/keeping quiet/remaining mute
*mē dynamenos lalēsai*: not able to speak/unable to talk
*achri*: until/as far as/up to
*genētai*: might happen/may occur/might take place
*anth' hōn*: because/in return for which/since
*episteusas*: believed/trusted/had faith in
*plērōthēsontai*: will be fulfilled/will be accomplished/will come to pass
*kairon*: time/season/proper time

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 3:26 : 26 and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.
Ezek 24:27 : 27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Mark 9:19 : 19 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.
Mark 16:14 : 14 And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen.
Luke 1:22 : 22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.
Luke 1:45 : 45 And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
Luke 1:62-63 : 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.
Rom 3:3 : 3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
2 Tim 2:13 : 13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he {G1410} cannot deny himself.
Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Gen 18:10-15 : 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? 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. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Exod 4:11 : 11 And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?
Num 20:12 : 12 And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.
2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
2 Kgs 7:19 : 19 and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:
Isa 7:9 : 9 and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.

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