Luke 1:8
Strong's Lexicon
One day
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Ἐγένετο (Egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

while
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

[Zechariah’s]
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.

division
ἐφημερίας (ephēmerias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2183: From ephemeros; diurnality, i.e. the quotidian rotation or class of the Jewish priests' service at the Temple, as distributed by families.

was on duty
τάξει (taxei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5010: From tasso; regular arrangement, i.e. fixed succession, official dignity.

[and]
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

he
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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.

was serving as priest
ἱερατεύειν (hierateuein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2407: To serve as priest. Prolongation from hiereus; to be a priest, i.e. Perform his functions.

before
ἔναντι (enanti)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1725: Before, in the presence of. From en and anti; in front of.

God,
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

New American Standard Bible
Now it happened [that] while he was performing his priestly service before God in the [appointed] order of his division,

King James Bible
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Once when Zechariah's division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

New Living Translation
One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week.

English Standard Version
Now while he was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

New American Standard Bible
Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

King James Bible
And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

International Standard Version
When Zechariah was serving with his division of priests in God's presence,

NET Bible
Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

American Standard Version
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

English Revised Version
Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass, in his acting as priest, in the order of his course before God,
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 24:19
These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

2 Chronicles 8:14
And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

2 Chronicles 31:2
And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

Luke 1:7
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Luke 1:5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Luke 1:9
According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

Luke 1:10
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.

Luke 1:11
And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
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