Luke 1:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τέκνον, καθότι ἡ Ἐλισάβετ ἦν στεῖρα, καὶ ἀμφότεροι προβεβηκότες ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ἦσαν.

Transliteration

Kai ouk ēn autois teknon, kathoti hē Elisabeth ēn steira, kai amphoteroi probebēkotes en tais hēmerais autōn ēsan.

Grammar Details

*Kai*: conjunction - and
*ouk ēn*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular + negative - was not
*autois*: dative, masculine, plural - to them
*teknon*: nominative, neuter, singular - child
*kathoti*: conjunction - because, inasmuch as
*hē Elisabeth*: nominative, feminine, singular - Elisabeth
*ēn*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - was
*steira*: nominative, feminine, singular - barren
*kai*: conjunction - and
*amphoteroi*: nominative, masculine, plural - both
*probebēkotes*: perfect, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having advanced
*en tais hēmerais*: preposition + dative, feminine, plural - in days
*autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of them
*ēsan*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they were

Word Meanings

*teknon*: child/offspring
*kathoti*: because/inasmuch as/since
*steira*: barren/infertile
*probebēkotes en tais hēmerais*: advanced in days/of advanced age/elderly

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 18:11 : 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Heb 11:11 : 11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.
Gen 25:21 : 21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
1 Sam 1:2 : 2 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
Gen 16:1-2 : 1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Gen 17:17 : 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Judg 13:2-3 : 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.
Gen 15:2-3 : 2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Gen 30:1 : 1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die.
1 Sam 1:5-8 : 5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. 6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 7 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
1 Kgs 1:1 : 1 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
2 Kgs 4:14 : 14 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.
Rom 4:19 : 19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

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