Luke 1:63
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And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.

a.

Proverbs 3:3 And thou shalt find grace, and good understanding before God and men.

Isaiah 30:8 Now therefore go in and write for them upon box, and note it diligently in a book, and it shall be in the latter days for a testimony for ever.

Jeremiah 17:1 The sin of Juda is written with a pen of iron, with the point of a diamond, it is graven upon the table of their heart, upon the horns of their altars.

Habakkuk 2:2 And the Lord answered me, and said: Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables: that he that readeth it may run over it.

His.

Luke 1:13,60 But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard: and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son. And thou shalt call his name John. . . .

Context
The Birth of John the Baptist
62And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 63And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered. 64And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed: and he spoke, blessing God.…
Cross References
Matthew 8:10
And Jesus hearing this, marvelled; and said to them that followed him. Amen I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel.

Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard: and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son. And thou shalt call his name John.

Luke 1:60
And his mother answering, said: Not so. But he shall be called John.

Lexicon
[Zechariah] asked for
αἰτήσας (aitēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 154: To ask, request, petition, demand. Of uncertain derivation; to ask.

a tablet
πινακίδιον (pinakidion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4093: A tablet for writing. Diminutive of pinax; a tablet.

[and] wrote,
ἔγραψεν (egrapsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

“His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

name
ὄνομα (onoma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

is
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

John.”
Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they were all astonished.
ἐθαύμασαν (ethaumasan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2296: (a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire. From thauma; to wonder; by implication, to admire.


Additional Translations
Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

And having asked for a writing tablet, he wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they all marveled.

And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all.

And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all wondered.

So he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all wondered.

He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." They all marveled.

and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, 'John is his name;' and they did all wonder;
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