Luke 1:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἡ Ἐλισάβετ ἦν στεῖρα, καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.

Transliteration

Kai ouk ēn autois teknon, kathoti hē Elisabeth ēn steira, kai amphoteroi probebēkotes en tais hēmerais autōn ēsan.

Grammar Details

• *Kai*: conjunction - and
• *ouk ēn*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular + negative - was not
• *autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to them
• *teknon*: nominative, neuter, singular - child
• *kathoti*: conjunction - because, inasmuch as
• *hē Elisabeth*: nominative, feminine, singular - Elisabeth
• *ēn*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - was
• *steira*: nominative, feminine, singular - barren
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *amphoteroi*: nominative, masculine, plural - both
• *probebēkotes*: perfect, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having advanced
• *en tais hēmerais*: preposition + dative, feminine, plural - in days
• *autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of them
• *ēsan*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they were

Word Meanings

• *teknon*: child/offspring
• *kathoti*: because/inasmuch as/since
• *steira*: barren/infertile
• *probebēkotes en tais hēmerais*: advanced in days/of advanced age/elderly

Referenced Verses

• Gen 18:11 : 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
• Heb 11:11 : 11 By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past {G2540} age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:
• 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.
• 1 Sam 1:2 : 2 and he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
• Gen 16:1-2 : 1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
• Gen 17:17 : 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
• Judg 13:2-3 : 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. 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.
• Gen 15:2-3 : 2 And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
• Gen 30:1 : 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and she said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
• 1 Sam 1:5-8 : 5 but unto Hannah he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Jehovah had shut up her womb. 6 And her rival provoked her sore, to make her fret, because Jehovah had shut up her womb. 7 And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of Jehovah, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
• 1 Kgs 1:1 : 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
• 2 Kgs 4:14 : 14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no son, and her husband is old.
• Rom 4:19 : 19 And without being weakened in faith he considered {G3756} his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb;