Luke 1:64

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀνεῴχθη δὲ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ παραχρῆμα, καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλάλει, εὐλογῶν τὸν Θεόν.

Transliteration

Aneōchthē de the stoma of him parachrēma, and the glōssa of him, and elalei, eulogōn the Theon.

Grammar Details

• *Aneōchthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was opened
• *de*: conjunction - and/but/now
• *stoma*: nominative neuter singular - mouth
• *parachrēma*: adverb - immediately/instantly
• *glōssa*: nominative feminine singular - tongue/language
• *elalei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he/she/it was speaking
• *eulogōn*: present active participle, nominative masculine singular - blessing
• *Theon*: accusative masculine singular - God

Word Meanings

• *Aneōchthē*: was opened/was loosened
• *de*: and/but/now (transitional particle)
• *stoma*: mouth
• *parachrēma*: immediately/instantly/at once
• *glōssa*: tongue/language
• *elalei*: was speaking/was talking
• *eulogōn*: blessing/praising/speaking well of
• *Theon*: God/deity

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:20 : 20 and lo, thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, till the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, that shall be fulfilled in their season.'
• Ezek 33:22 : 22 And the hand of Jehovah hath been unto me in the evening, before the coming in of the escaped one, and He openeth my mouth till the coming in unto me in the morning, and opened is my mouth, and I have not been silent again.
• Dan 4:34-37 : 34 `And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, mine eyes to the heavens have lifted up, and mine understanding unto me returneth, and the Most High I have blessed, and the Age-during Living One I have praised and honoured, whose dominion `is' a dominion age-during, and His kingdom with generation and generation; 35 and all who are dwelling on the earth as nothing are reckoned, and according to his will He is doing among the forces of the heavens and those dwelling on the earth, and there is none that doth clap with his hand, and saith to Him, What hast Thou done? 36 `At that time my understanding doth return unto me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my honour and my brightness doth return unto me, and to me my counsellors and my great men do seek, and over my kingdom I have been made right, and abundant greatness hath been added to me. 37 `Now, I, Nebuchadnezzar, am praising and exalting and honouring the King of the heavens, for all His works `are' truth, and His paths judgment, and those walking in pride He is able to humble.'
• Exod 4:15-16 : 15 and thou hast spoken unto him, and hast set the words in his mouth, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which ye do; 16 and he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he -- he is to thee for a mouth, and thou -- thou art to him for God;
• Isa 12:1 : 1 And thou hast said in that day: `I thank thee, O Jehovah, Though Thou hast been angry with me, Turn back doth Thine anger, And Thou dost comfort me.
• Jer 1:9 : 9 And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, `Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.
• Matt 9:33 : 33 and the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake, and the multitude did wonder, saying that `It was never so seen in Israel:'
• Mark 7:32-37 : 32 and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him. 33 And having taken him away from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers to his ears, and having spit, he touched his tongue, 34 and having looked to the heaven, he sighed, and saith to him, `Ephphatha,' that is, `Be thou opened;' 35 and immediately were his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he was speaking plain. 36 And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming `it', 37 and they were being beyond measure astonished, saying, `Well hath he done all things; both the deaf he doth make to hear, and the dumb to speak.'
• Ezek 3:27 : 27 And in My speaking with thee, I do open thy mouth, and thou hast said unto them: Thus said the Lord Jehovah; the hearer doth hear, and the forbearer doth forbear; for a rebellious house `are' they.
• Ezek 29:21 : 21 In that day I cause to shoot up a horn to the house of Israel, And to thee I give an opening of the mouth in their midst, And they have known that I `am' Jehovah!'
• Ps 30:7-9 : 7 O Jehovah, in Thy good pleasure, Thou hast caused strength to remain for my mountain,' Thou hast hidden Thy face -- I have been troubled. 8 Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, And unto Jehovah I make supplication. 9 `What gain `is' in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth? 10 Hear, O Jehovah, and favour me, O Jehovah, be a helper to me.' 11 Thou hast turned my mourning to dancing for me, Thou hast loosed my sackcloth, And girdest me `with' joy. 12 So that honour doth praise Thee, and is not silent, O Jehovah, my God, to the age I thank Thee!
• Ps 51:15 : 15 O Lord, my lips thou dost open, And my mouth declareth Thy praise.
• Ps 118:18-19 : 18 Jah hath sorely chastened me, And to death hath not given me up. 19 Open ye to me gates of righteousness, I enter into them -- I thank Jah.