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Luke 1:60

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

KJV

καὶ ἀποκριθεῖσα ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ εἶπεν· οὐχί, ἀλλὰ κληθήσεται Ἰωάννης.

Greek NT

Et respondens mater ejus, dixit : Nequaquam, sed vocabitur Joannes.

Vulgate

And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

ASV

And his mother answering, said: Not so. But he shall be called John.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μήτηρ
meter
noun · 84×
οὐχί
ouchi
particle · 53×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 12:25 — And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
  • Luke 1:13 — But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
  • Luke 1:13 — But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
  • Luke 1:63 — And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.