Luke 1:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 1:22 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐξελθὼν
exérchomai
G1831
to come forth
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἐδύνατο
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
λαλῆσαι
laléō
G2980
to speak
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐπέγνωσαν
epiginṓskō
G1921
to know thoroughly
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὀπτασίαν
optasía
G3701
vision
ἑώρακεν
horáō
G3708
to see
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
ναῷ
naós
G3485
sanctuary
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
αὐτὸς
autós
G846
he
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
διανεύων
dianeúō
G1269
to beckon
αὐτοῖς
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
διέμενεν
diaménō
G1265
to remain
κωφός
kōphós
G2974
dull
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World English Bible Public Domain
When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But having come out, he was not able to speak to them and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).