Luke 2:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ τοῦ περιτεμεῖν τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἐκλήθη τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦς, τὸ κληθὲν ὑπὸ τοῦ ἀγγέλου πρὸ τοῦ συλληφθῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ.

Transliteration

And when eplēsthēsan hēmerai eight of the peritemein the paidion, and eklēthē the onoma of him Iēsous, the klēthen by the angelou before the syllēphthēnai him in the koilia.

Grammar Details

*eplēsthēsan*: aorist indicative, 3rd plural, passive - were fulfilled
*hēmerai*: nominative, feminine, plural - days
*peritemein*: aorist infinitive - to circumcise
*paidion*: accusative, neuter, singular - child
*eklēthē*: aorist indicative, 3rd singular, passive - was called
*onoma*: nominative, neuter, singular - name
*Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
*klēthen*: aorist participle, passive, nominative, neuter, singular - having been called
*angelou*: genitive, masculine, singular - angel
*syllēphthēnai*: aorist infinitive, passive - to be conceived
*koilia*: dative, feminine, singular - womb

Word Meanings

*eplēsthēsan*: were fulfilled/were completed
*peritemein*: to circumcise/for circumcising
*eklēthē*: was called/was named
*klēthen*: called/named/given
*syllēphthēnai*: to be conceived/to be with child
*koilia*: womb/belly/abdomen

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 1:31 : 31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Luke 1:59 : 59 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.
Gen 17:12 : 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed.
Lev 12:3 : 3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
Matt 1:21 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.
Matt 1:25 : 25 and knew her not till she had brought forth a son: and he called his name JESUS.
Matt 3:15 : 15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him.
Gal 4:4-5 : 4 but when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
Phil 2:8 : 8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient [even] unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

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