Luke 1:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ ἄγγελος, Μὴ φοβοῦ, Ζαχαρία: διότι εἰσηκούσθη ἡ δέησίς σου· καὶ ἡ γυνή σου Ἐλισάβετ γεννήσει υἱόν σοι, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννην.

Transliteration

Eipen de pros auton ho angelos, Mē phobou, Zacharia: dioti eisēkousthē hē deēsis sou; kai hē gynē sou Elisabeth gennēsei huion soi, kai kaleseis to onoma autou Iōannēn.

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - said
• *de*: particle - but, and, now
• *pros auton*: preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - to him
• *ho angelos*: nominative, masculine, singular - the angel
• *Mē phobou*: negative + present, imperative, middle, 2nd person singular - do not fear
• *Zacharia*: vocative, masculine, singular - Zacharias
• *dioti*: conjunction - because, for
• *eisēkousthē*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person singular - was heard
• *hē deēsis*: nominative, feminine, singular - the petition, prayer
• *sou*: genitive, 2nd person singular - of you, your
• *kai*: conjunction - and
• *hē gynē sou*: nominative, feminine, singular + genitive, 2nd person singular - your wife
• *Elisabeth*: nominative, feminine, singular - Elisabeth
• *gennēsei*: future, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - will bear, give birth to
• *huion*: accusative, masculine, singular - son
• *soi*: dative, 2nd person singular - to you, for you
• *kaleseis*: future, indicative, active, 2nd person singular - you will call
• *to onoma autou*: accusative, neuter, singular + genitive, masculine, singular - his name
• *Iōannēn*: accusative, masculine, singular - John

Word Meanings

• *phobou*: fear/be afraid
• *dioti*: because/for/since
• *eisēkousthē*: was heard/has been heard/was heeded
• *deēsis*: petition/prayer/supplication
• *gennēsei*: will bear/will give birth to/will bring forth

Referenced Verses

• Judg 13:3-5 : 3 And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son. 4 Now then take care to have no wine or strong drink and to take no unclean thing for food; 5 For you are with child and will give birth to a son; his hair is never to be cut, for the child is to be separate to God from his birth; and he will take up the work of freeing Israel from the hands of the Philistines.
• 1 Sam 2:21 : 21 And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.
• Ps 113:9 : 9 He gives the unfertile woman a family, making her a happy mother of children. Give praise to the Lord.
• Ps 127:3-5 : 3 See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the young. 5 Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters.
• Luke 1:30 : 30 And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.
• Acts 10:31 : 31 Who said, Cornelius, your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your offerings are kept in his memory.
• Luke 1:60-63 : 60 But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John. 61 And they said, Not one of your relations has that name. 62 And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him. 63 And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.
• Luke 2:21 : 21 And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.
• Luke 24:36-40 : 36 And while they were saying these things, he himself was among them, and said to them, Peace be with you! 37 But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit. 38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled, and why are your hearts full of doubt? 39 See; my hands and my feet: it is I myself; put your hands on me and make certain; for a spirit has not flesh and bones as you see that I have. 40 And when he had said this, he let them see his hands and his feet.
• Isa 8:3 : 3 And I went in to my wife, and she became with child, and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, Give him the name Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
• Ps 118:21 : 21 I will give you praise, for you have given me an answer, and have become my salvation.
• Hos 1:4 : 4 And the Lord said to him, Give him the name of Jezreel, for after a little time I will send punishment for the blood of Jezreel on the line of Jehu, and put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
• Hos 1:6 : 6 And after that she gave birth to a daughter. And the Lord said, Give her the name Lo-ruhamah; for I will not again have mercy on Israel, to give them forgiveness.
• Hos 1:9-9 : 9 And the Lord said, Give him the name Lo-ammi; for you are not my people, and I will not be your God. 10 But still the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which may not be measured or numbered; and in place of its being said to them, You are not my people, it will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God
• Matt 1:21 : 21 And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.
• Matt 14:27 : 27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.
• Matt 28:5 : 5 And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross.
• Mark 16:6 : 6 And he said to them, Do not be troubled: you are looking for Jesus, the Nazarene, who has been put to death on the cross; he has come back from the dead; he is not here: see, the place where they put him!
• 2 Kgs 4:16-17 : 16 And Elisha said, At this time in the coming year you will have a son in your arms. And she said, No, my lord, O man of God, do not say what is false to your servant. 17 Then the woman became with child and gave birth to a son at the time named, in the year after, as Elisha had said to her.
• 1 Sam 1:20-23 : 20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him. 21 And the man Elkanah with all his family went up to make the year's offering to the Lord, and to give effect to his oath. 22 But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever. 23 And her husband Elkanah said to her, Do whatever seems right to you, but not till you have taken him from the breast; only may the Lord do as he has said. So the woman, waiting there, gave her son milk till he was old enough to be taken from the breast.
• Gen 17:10 : 10 And this is the agreement which you are to keep with me, you and your seed after you: every male among you is to undergo circumcision.
• Gen 17:19 : 19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.
• Gen 18:14 : 14 Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.
• Gen 25:21 : 21 Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.
• Judg 6:23 : 23 But the Lord said to him, Peace be with you; have no fear: you are in no danger of death.
• Dan 10:12 : 12 Then he said to me, Have no fear, Daniel; for from the first day when you gave your heart to getting wisdom and making yourself poor in spirit before your God, your words have come to his ears: and I have come because of your words.