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The definite article δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

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δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός

Christ means “anointed one”

The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ)

Noun, masculine. ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article γένεσις οὕτως ἦν.plugin-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. μνηστευθείσης τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article μητρὸς αὐτοῦplugin-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) Μαρίας τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ

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The definite article Ἰωσήφ, πρὶν ἢ συνελθεῖν αὐτοὺςplugin-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) εὑρέθη ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”. γαστρὶ ἔχουσα ἐκ πνεύματος ἁγίου.