Luke 11:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass, as he said these things, a certain woman out of the multitude lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the breasts which thou didst suck.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐγένετο δὲ, ἐν τῷ λέγειν αὐτὸν ταῦτα, ἐπάρασά τις γυνὴ φωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ ὄχλου, εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Μακαρία ἡ κοιλία ἡ βαστάσασά σε, καὶ μαστοὶ οὓς ἐθήλασας.

Transliteration

And egeneto, in the legein him these things, eparasa tis gunē phōnēn from the ochlou, eipen to him, Makaria the koilia having bastasasa you, and mastoi which you ethēlasas.

Grammar Details

*egeneto*: aorist indicative middle, 3rd person singular - it happened/came to pass
*legein*: present active infinitive - to say/speak
*eparasa*: aorist active participle, nominative feminine singular - having lifted up/raised
*tis*: indefinite pronoun, nominative feminine singular - certain/some
*gunē*: noun, nominative feminine singular - woman
*phōnēn*: noun, accusative feminine singular - voice/sound
*ochlou*: noun, genitive masculine singular - crowd/multitude
*eipen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd person singular - said/spoke
*Makaria*: adjective, nominative feminine singular - blessed/happy
*koilia*: noun, nominative feminine singular - womb/belly
*bastasasa*: aorist active participle, nominative feminine singular - having carried/borne
*mastoi*: noun, nominative masculine plural - breasts
*ethēlasas*: aorist indicative active, 2nd person singular - you suckled/nursed

Word Meanings

*egeneto*: it happened/came to pass/occurred
*eparasa phōnēn*: lifting up voice/raising her voice/speaking loudly
*gunē*: woman/wife
*ochlou*: crowd/multitude/throng
*Makaria*: blessed/happy/fortunate
*koilia*: womb/belly/abdomen
*bastasasa*: carried/borne/supported
*mastoi*: breasts/chest
*ethēlasas*: suckled/nursed/were fed from

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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 1:42 : 42 and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.
Luke 1:48 : 48 For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Luke 23:29 : 29 For behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the breasts that never gave suck.
Luke 1:28 : 28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.

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