Luke 1:22
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
ναός
Temple, sanctuary, shrine. Naos. Do you not know that you are God's temple? The most significant temple in the New Testament is the human body indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
δύναμαι
he was able
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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ὁράω
he has seen
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ὁράω
To see, to behold, to observe carefully. We will see Him as He is. To see God face to face is the destiny of every believer.
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λαλέω
to speak
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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ἐπιγινώσκω
they recognized
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ἐπιγινώσκω
to know upon some mark, i.e. recognize; by implication, to become fully acquainted with, to acknowledge
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κωφός
mute.
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κωφός
blunted, i.e. (figuratively) of hearing (deaf) or speech (dumb)
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διανεύω
making signs
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διανεύω
to nod (or express by signs) across an intervening space
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ὀπτασία
a vision
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ὀπτασία
visuality, i.e. (concretely) an apparition
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διαμένω
was remaining
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διαμένω
to stay constantly (in being or relation)
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ἐξέρχομαι
Having come out
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ἐξέρχομαι
to issue (literally or figuratively)
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