Luke 1:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐν δὲ τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀπεστάλη ὁ ἄγγελος Γαβριὴλ ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς πόλιν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, ᾗ ὄνομα Ναζαρέτ,

Transliteration

In de the mēni the sixth apestalē the angelos Gabriēl by the Theou to polin of the Galilaias, to which onoma Nazaret,

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *mēni*: dative, masculine, singular - month
• *apestalē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - was sent
• *angelos*: nominative, masculine, singular - messenger/angel
• *Gabriēl*: nominative, masculine, singular - proper name
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God
• *polin*: accusative, feminine, singular - city
• *Galilaias*: genitive, feminine, singular - Galilee
• *onoma*: nominative, neuter, singular - name
• *Nazaret*: proper name, indeclinable - Nazareth

Word Meanings

• *angelos*: messenger/angel
• *apestalē*: was sent/dispatched
• *polin*: city/town

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now{G1161} in{G1722} the sixth{G1623} month{G3376} the angel{G32} Gabriel{G1043} was sent{G649} from{G5259} God{G2316} unto{G1519} a city{G4172} of Galilee,{G1056} named{G3686} Nazareth,{G3478}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} in{G1722} the sixth{G1623} month{G3376} the angel{G32} Gabriel{G1043} was sent{G649}{(G5648)} from{G5259} God{G2316} unto{G1519} a city{G4172} of Galilee{G1056}, named{G3739}{G3686} Nazareth{G3478},

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And in ye.vi. moneth ye angell Gabriel was sent fro god vnto a cite of Galile named Nazareth

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And in the sixte moneth was the angell Gabriel sent from God in to a cite of Galile, called Nazareth,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in the sixth moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which `is' Nazareth,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

Referenced Verses

• Matt 2:23 : 23 He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets, that He would be called a Nazarene.
• Luke 1:19 : 19 The angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and bring to you this good news.'
• John 7:41 : 41 Others said, 'This is the Messiah.' But some asked, 'Surely, the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He?
• Luke 2:4 : 4 So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
• John 1:45-46 : 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and so did the prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.' 46 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Nathanael asked. Philip said to him, 'Come and see.'