Luke 1:22
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
But when he cameἐξελθὼν
(exelthōn)
1831: to go or come out offrom ek and erchomai
out, he was unableοὐκ
(ouk)
3756: not, noa prim. word
to speakλαλῆσαι
(lalēsai)
2980: to talkfrom lalos (talkative)
to them; and they realizedἐπέγνωσαν
(epegnōsan)
1921: to know exactly, to recognizefrom epi and ginóskó
that he had seenἑώρακεν
(eōraken)
3708: to see, perceive, attend toa prim. verb
a visionὀπτασίαν
(optasian)
3701: an appearingfrom optazomai (to be seen)
in the temple;ναῷ
(naō)
3485: a templeprobably akin to naió (to inhabit)
and he kept making signsδιανεύων
(dianeuōn)
1269: to wink at, nod to, beckon tofrom dia and neuó
to them, and remainedδιέμενεν
(diemenen)
1265: to remain, continuefrom dia and menó
mute.κωφός
(kōphos)
2974: blunt, dullof uncertain origin


















KJV Lexicon
εξελθων  verb - second aorist active participle - nominative singular masculine
exerchomai  ex-er'-khom-ahee:  to issue -- come (forth, out), depart (out of), escape, get out, go (abroad, away, forth, out, thence), proceed (forth), spread abroad.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
ουκ  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
ηδυνατο  verb - imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative - third person singular - attic
dunamai  doo'-nam-ahee:  to be able or possible -- be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
λαλησαι  verb - aorist active middle or passive deponent
laleo  lal-eh'-o:  to talk, i.e. utter words -- preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter.
αυτοις  personal pronoun - dative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
επεγνωσαν  verb - second aorist active indicative - third person
epiginosko  ep-ig-in-oce'-ko:  to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge -- (ac-, have, take)know(-ledge, well), perceive.
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
οπτασιαν  noun - accusative singular feminine
optasia  op-tas-ee'-ah:  visuality, i.e. (concretely) an apparition -- vision.
εωρακεν  verb - perfect active indicative - third person singular - attic
horao  hor-ah'-o:  by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear -- behold, perceive, see, take heed.
εν  preposition
en  en:  in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
τω  definite article - dative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ναω  noun - dative singular masculine
naos  nah-os':  a fane, shrine, temple -- shrine, temple.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
αυτος  personal pronoun - nominative singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
ην  verb - imperfect indicative - third person singular
en  ane:  I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) -- + agree, be, have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
διανευων  verb - present active participle - nominative singular masculine
dianeuo  dee-an-yoo'-o:  to nod (or express by signs) across an intervening space -- beckon.
αυτοις  personal pronoun - dative plural masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
διεμενεν  verb - imperfect active indicative - third person singular
diameno  dee-am-en'-o:  to stay constantly (in being or relation) -- continue, remain.
κωφος  adjective - nominative singular masculine
kophos  ko-fos':  blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb) -- deaf, dumb, speechless.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But when he came out, he was unable to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept making signs to them, and remained mute.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained speechless.

International Standard Version
But when he did come out, he was unable to speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept motioning to them but remained unable to speak.

NET Bible
When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But when Zechariah came out, he was not able to speak with them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in The Temple and was making signs, gesturing to them, and he still remained mute.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he did come out, he was unable to speak to them. So they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. He motioned to them but remained unable to talk.

King James 2000 Bible
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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