Luke 1:63

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ αἰτήσας πινακίδιον, ἔγραψεν, λέγων, Ἰωάννης ἐστὶν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ. Καὶ ἐθαύμασαν πάντες.

Transliteration

And aitēsas pinakidion, egrapsen, legōn, Iōannēs estin the onoma of him. And ethaumasan pantes.

Grammar Details

*aitēsas*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having asked for
*pinakidion*: accusative neuter singular - small tablet/writing tablet
*egrapsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he/she/it wrote
*legōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying
*Iōannēs*: nominative masculine singular - John
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he/she/it is
*onoma*: nominative neuter singular - name
*ethaumasan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they marveled
*pantes*: nominative masculine plural - all

Word Meanings

*aitēsas*: having asked for/requesting/demanding
*pinakidion*: small tablet/writing tablet/writing slate
*egrapsen*: wrote/inscribed
*legōn*: saying/declaring/stating
*estin*: is/exists
*onoma*: name
*ethaumasan*: marveled/were amazed/were astonished
*pantes*: all/everyone

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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

Luke 1:60 : 60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
Luke 1:13 : 13 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.
Isa 30:8 : 8 Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.
Jer 17:1 : 1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, [and] with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the tablet of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
Hab 2:2 : 2 And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
Prov 3:3 : 3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

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