King James Version
Luke 1:64 in the King James Version says “And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.”
Luke 1:64 · KJV
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. sayings: or, things
And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
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“mouth”
G4750the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or e
“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
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“tongue”
G1100the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
“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
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“and praised”
G2127to speak well of, i.e., (religiously) to bless (thank or invoke a benediction upon, prosper)
“God”
G2316a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism)
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