King James Version
Luke 1:18 in the King James Version says “And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years .” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years .”
Luke 1:18 · KJV
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. to the wisdom: or, by the wisdom
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years .
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“the angel”
G32compare g0034) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
“Whereby”
G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
“shall I know”
G1097to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
“for”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“years”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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