Luke 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 2:21 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 →
Καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὅτε
hóte
G3753
when
ἐπλήσθησαν
plḗthō
G4130
to fill
ἡμέραι
hēméra
G2250
day
ὀκτὼ
oktṓ
G3638
eight
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
περιτεμεῖν
peritémnō
G4059
to circumcise
αὐτόν
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐκλήθη
kaléō
G2564
to call
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
ὄνομα
ónoma
G3686
name
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
κληθὲν
kaléō
G2564
to call
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἀγγέλου
ángelos
G32
angel
πρὸ
pró
G4253
before
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
συλλημφθῆναι
syllambánō
G4815
to seize
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
κοιλίᾳ
koilía
G2836
belly
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World English Bible Public Domain
When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And when eight days had been fulfilled to circumcise him, then his name was called Jesus, he had been called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).