The Meaning of Luke 1:60 Explained

Luke 1:60

KJV: And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

YLT: and his mother answering said, 'No, but he shall be called John.'

Darby: And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John.

ASV: And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  his  mother  answered  and said,  Not  [so]; but  he shall be called  John. 

What does Luke 1:60 Mean?

Context Summary

Luke 1:57-80 - The Song At The Herald's Birth
This song is second only to that of Mary. It is a noble ode, tracing our Lord's advent back to the early covenant of God with the fathers and anticipating its effects to the end of time.
It is wholesome to apply the song to ourselves and ask how far we have participated in these great blessings. Are we experiencing this daily salvation from our spiritual enemies, who hate us? Do we serve God without the slavish fear of the serf, and with the loyal allegiance of the child? Are all our days characterized by holiness toward God and righteousness toward man? Has the "dayspring from on high" visited our hearts and are our feet walking in the way of peace? Solemn questions these, but they must be faced. [source]

Chapter Summary: Luke 1

1  The preface of Luke to his whole gospel
5  The conception of John the Baptist;
26  and of Jesus
39  The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus
57  The nativity and circumcision of John
67  The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,
76  and of John

What do the individual words in Luke 1:60 mean?

And answering the mother of him said No but he will be called John
καὶ ἀποκριθεῖσα μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἶπεν Οὐχί ἀλλὰ κληθήσεται Ἰωάννης

ἀποκριθεῖσα  answering 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Passive, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: ἀποκρίνομαι  
Sense: to give an answer to a question proposed, to answer.
μήτηρ  mother 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular
Root: μήτηρ  
Sense: a mother.
αὐτοῦ  of  him 
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Root: αὐτός  
Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself.
εἶπεν  said 
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular
Root: λέγω  
Sense: to speak, say.
Οὐχί  No 
Parse: Adverb
Root: οὐχί  
Sense: not, by no means, not at all.
κληθήσεται  he  will  be  called 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: καλέω  
Sense: to call.
Ἰωάννης  John 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: Ἰωάννης 
Sense: John the Baptist was the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth, the forerunner of Christ.

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