Luke 1:5

5There wasἘγένετοinἐνtheταῖςdaysἡμέραιςof HerodἩρῴδουkingβασιλέωςτῆςof JudeaἸουδαίαςa priestἱερεύςcertainτιςnamedὀνόματιZechariahΖαχαρίαςof [the]ἐξdivisionἐφημερίαςof AbijahἈβιά,andκαὶwifeγυνὴof himαὐτῷofἐκtheτῶνdaughtersθυγατέρωνof AaronἈαρών,andκαὶtheτὸnameὄνομαof herαὐτῆςElizabethἘλισάβετ.

There was in the days of Herod king of Judea a certain priest, by name Zechariah, of the division of Abijah, and his wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Vocab difficulty

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Rare words

  • ἐφημερίας

    ἐφημερία

    a class of priests who served for a stated number of days.

  • Ἀβιά

    Ἀβιά

    Abijah, (a) a king, son of Rehoboam, (b) founder of the eighth class of priests.