Luke 1:62
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 1:62 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
- 1 hapax legomenon — only here in the Greek New Testament
- 1 first appearance in the Greek New Testament
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World English Bible Public Domain
They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they made signs to his father as to what he wanted to call him.
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
They made signs to his father as to how he wanted him to be named.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then they made signs to his father as to what he wanted to call him.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
Through gestures they asked Zechariah, the boy's father, what he wanted to call his son.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
Then they began making signs to the child's father to find out what he wanted to name him.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And they made signes to his father how he wolde have him called.
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- Appears 1× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Imperfect
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 3rd person
- Number
- Plural
Full Thayer's Definition
- ἐνένευον enneúō G1770 “to nod” Verb, Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Plural
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- τῷ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- πατρὶ patḗr G3962 “father” Noun, Dative, Singular, Masculine
- αὐτοῦ autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- τὸ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- τί tís G5101 “who” Interrogative pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
- ἂν án G302 “if” Particle
- θέλοι thélō G2309 “to will” Verb, Present, Active, Optative, 3rd person, Singular
- καλεῖσθαι kaléō G2564 “to call” Verb, Present, Passive, Infinitive
- αὐτό autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Neuter
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 11
- words
- 9
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Cross-references
1Topical passages linked to Luke 1:62 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Luke 1:22 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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Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 11 words (9 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is enneúō (“to nod”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word enneúō carries the sense “to nod.” How does it shape the verse?
- This verse holds 1 word here found nowhere else in the Greek New Testament. What might the rare word draw attention to?
- The word “to nod” first appears here in Scripture. What is being introduced at this debut?
- Luke 1:22 shares this passage’s theme. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “the” occurs 2× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently. What is at stake in choosing one wording over another?
- Reading how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Bengel's Gnomon read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in the Greek New Testament.
- 1 word makes its first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 7 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 9 distinct Greek lemmas span 11 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 1:62 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Meyer's Critical & Exegetical Commentary
Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer
Meyer — Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament — English translation by Peter Christie, edited by Frederick Crombie (T&T Clark, 1880) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes
Door43 World Missions Community
unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.