KJV: And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
YLT: and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.
Darby: And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.
ASV: And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed , and he spake, blessing God.
ἀνεῴχθη | Was opened |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Passive, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀνοίγω Sense: to open. |
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στόμα | mouth |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Neuter Singular Root: στόμα Sense: the mouth, as part of the body: of man, of animals, of fish, etc. |
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αὐτοῦ | of him |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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παραχρῆμα | immediately |
Parse: Adverb Root: παραχρῆμα Sense: immediately, forthwith, instantly. |
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γλῶσσα | tongue |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: γλῶσσα Sense: the tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech. 2 a tongue. |
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ἐλάλει | he was speaking |
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀπολαλέω Sense: to utter a voice or emit a sound. |
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εὐλογῶν | blessing |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: εὐλογέω Sense: to praise, celebrate with praises. |
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τὸν | - |
Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Θεόν | God |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
Greek Commentary for Luke 1:64
Nineteen times in the N.T., seventeen in Luke. [source]
First aorist passive indicative with double augment. The verb suits “mouth,” but not “tongue” It is thus a zeugma with tongue. Loosed or some such verb to be supplied. [source]
Occurring nineteen times in the New Testament, and seventeen of these in Luke. Thirteen of the seventeen are in connection with miracles of healing, or the infliction of disease or death. Used in a similar way by medical writers. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Luke 1:64
Present active indicative of ευλογεω eulogeō old verb from ευλογος eulogos (a good word, ευ λογος euτον κυριον και πατερα logos), as in Luke 1:64 of God. “This is the highest function of speech” (Hort).The Lord and Father (καταρωμετα ton kurion kai patera). Both terms applied to God.Curse we Present middle indicative of the old compound verb καταρα kataraomai to curse (from τους κατ ομοιωσιν τεου γεγονοτας katara a curse), as in Luke 6:28.Which are made after the likeness of God (γινομαι tous kath' homoiōsin theou gegonotas). Second perfect articular participle of ομοιωσις ginomai and ομοιοω homoiōsis old word from ομοιωμα homoioō (to make like), making like, here only in N.T. (from Genesis 1:26; Genesis 9:6), the usual word being homoiōma resemblance (Philemon 2:7). It is this image of God which sets man above the beasts. Cf. 2 Corinthians 3:18. [source]