Luke 1:65

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πάντας φόβος τοὺς περιοικοῦντας αὐτούς: καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ὀρεινῇ τῆς Ἰουδαίας διελαλεῖτο πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα.

Transliteration

And egeneto upon all phobos the ones perioikountas them: and in holē the oreinē of Ioudaias dielalleito panta the rhēmata tauta.

Grammar Details

*egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - it happened/became
*phobos*: nominative masculine singular - fear
*perioikountas*: present active participle, accusative masculine plural - dwelling around
*holē*: dative feminine singular - whole/all
*oreinē*: dative feminine singular - hill country
*Ioudaias*: genitive feminine singular - of Judea
*dielalleito*: imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was being discussed
*panta*: nominative neuter plural - all
*rhēmata*: nominative neuter plural - sayings/words/matters
*tauta*: nominative neuter plural - these

Word Meanings

*egeneto*: it happened/it came to pass/it occurred
*phobos*: fear/awe/reverence
*perioikountas*: dwelling around/living nearby/neighbors
*holē*: whole/all/entire
*oreinē*: hill country/mountainous region
*dielalleito*: was being discussed/was being talked about/was being spread around
*rhēmata*: sayings/words/matters/things

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 1:39 : 39 And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;
Luke 7:16 : 16 And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, {G3754} God hath visited his people.
Acts 2:43 : 43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.
Acts 5:5 : 5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that heard it.
Acts 5:11 : 11 And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.
Acts 19:17 : 17 And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, that dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Rev 11:11 : 11 And after the three days and a half the breath of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them that beheld them.
Josh 10:6 : 6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the hill-country are gathered together against us.
Josh 10:40 : 40 So Joshua smote all the land, the hill-country, and the South, and the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but he utterly destroyed all that breathed, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, commanded.

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