Luke 2:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child , his name was called JESUS, which was so named of 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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King James 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, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
Gen 17:12 : 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which 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 he shall save his people from their sins.
Matt 1:25 : 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
Matt 3:15 : 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Gal 4:4-5 : 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 To 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, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

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