King James Version
Luke 1:60 in the King James Version says “And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.”
Luke 1:60 · KJV
And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“he shall be called”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
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