Luke 1:21

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Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἦνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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The definite article
λαὸς προσδοκῶν τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
Ζαχαρίαν, καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐθαύμαζον ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
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The definite article
χρονίζειν αὐτὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
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The definite article
ναῷ.
ESV
And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the temple.
NIV
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
NLT
Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long.
KJV
And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

Luke 1:20 ← Luke 1:21 → Luke 1:22

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