Luke 1:62

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{ "verseID": "Luke.1.62", "source": "Ἐνένευον δὲ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, τὸ τί ἂν θέλοι καλεῖσθαι αὐτόν.", "text": "*Eneneuon de* the *patri* of him, the what *an theloi kaleisthai* him.", "grammar": { "*Eneneuon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were making signs", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*patri*": "dative masculine singular - to father", "*an theloi*": "potential optative, 3rd person singular - he might want/wish", "*kaleisthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be called", "*auton*": "accusative masculine singular - him" }, "variants": { "*Eneneuon*": "were making signs/were signaling/were gesturing", "*de*": "and/but/now (transitional particle)", "*patri*": "to father/for father", "*an theloi*": "he might want/he might wish/he would desire", "*kaleisthai*": "to be called/to be named" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐνένευον δὲ τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ, τὸ τί ἂν θέλοι καλεῖσθαι αὐτόν.

Transliteration

Eneneuon de the patri of him, the what an theloi kaleisthai him.

Grammar Details

• *Eneneuon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were making signs
• *de*: conjunction - and/but/now
• *patri*: dative masculine singular - to father
• *an theloi*: potential optative, 3rd person singular - he might want/wish
• *kaleisthai*: present passive infinitive - to be called
• *auton*: accusative masculine singular - him

Word Meanings

• *Eneneuon*: were making signs/were signaling/were gesturing
• *de*: and/but/now (transitional particle)
• *patri*: to father/for father
• *an theloi*: he might want/he might wish/he would desire
• *kaleisthai*: to be called/to be named

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So they made signs to his father—what he would have him called.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} they made signs{G1770} to{G3962} his{G846} father,{G3962} what{G5101} he would have{G2309} him{G846} called.{G2564}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} they made signs{G1770}{(G5707)} to his{G846} father{G3962}, how{G5101}{G302} he would have{G2309}{(G5722)} him{G846} called{G2564}{(G5745)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they made signes to his father how he wolde have him called.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And they made signes vnto his father, how he wolde haue him called.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they made signes to his father, howe he woulde haue hym called.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So they made signs to the baby’s father, inquiring what he wanted to name his son.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Luke.1.22", "source": "Ἐξελθὼν δὲ, οὐκ ἠδύνατο λαλῆσαι αὐτοῖς: καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι ὀπτασίαν ἑώρακεν ἐν τῷ ναῷ: καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν διανεύων αὐτοῖς, καὶ διέμενεν κωφός.", "text": "*Exelthōn de, ouk ēdynato lalēsai autois: kai epegnōsan hoti optasian heōraken en tō naō: kai autos ēn dianeuōn autois, kai diemenen kōphos*.", "grammar": { "*Exelthōn*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having come out", "*de*": "particle - but, and, now", "*ouk ēdynato*": "negative + imperfect, indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - he was not able", "*lalēsai*": "aorist, active, infinitive - to speak", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*epegnōsan*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they perceived, recognized", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*optasian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - vision", "*heōraken*": "perfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he had seen", "*en tō naō*": "preposition + dative, masculine, singular - in the temple", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*autos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, intensive pronoun - he himself", "*ēn dianeuōn*": "imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular + present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - was making signs", "*autois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to them", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*diemenen*": "imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he continued", "*kōphos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - mute, deaf" }, "variants": { "*Exelthōn*": "having come out/having gone out/when he came out", "*ēdynato*": "was able/could/had power", "*epegnōsan*": "perceived/recognized/realized", "*optasian*": "vision/supernatural sight/divine appearance", "*heōraken*": "had seen/had perceived/had experienced", "*dianeuōn*": "making signs/gesturing/motioning", "*diemenen*": "continued/remained/kept on being", "*kōphos*": "mute/deaf/unable to speak" } }