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Parallel Gospel text: Greek (SBLGNT) · orthodox reading
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Luke 1:26-38
Lc 1,26-38·NA28·3/156
κεχαριτωμένη=ricolma-di-grazia (graziata e perdurante)χάρις=graziaחֵן chenἐπισκιάσει=adombrerà (verbo della Shekhinah)δύναμις ὑψίστου=potenza dell'Altissimoגְּבוּרָה gevuràδούλη κυρίου=serva del TetraGrammaאֲמַת ה' amah Adonaiγένοιτο=avvenga (= Amen halakhico)
Solennità dell'Annunciazione del Signore (25 marzo)·IV domenica di Avvento — anno B
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Greek
Orthodox Reading
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GreekἘν δὲ τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀπεστάλη ὁ ἄγγελος Γαβριὴλ ⸀ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς πόλιν τῆς Γαλιλαίας ᾗ ὄνομα Ναζαρὲθ
Orthodox ReadingIn the sixth month the angel Gabrielⓘ was sent from God — dispatched as a shaliach (an envoy who acts in place of the one who sends him) — to a town of Galilee called Nazarethⓘ,
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Greekπρὸς παρθένον ⸀ἐμνηστευμένην ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰωσὴφ ἐξ οἴκου Δαυίδ, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς παρθένου Μαριάμ.
Orthodox Readingto a virginⓘ betrothed according to the kiddushin (the Jewish spousal contract, already binding halakhically like marriage itself) to a man of the house of Davidⓘ named Joseph; and the name of the virgin was Maryⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ ⸀εἰσελθὼν πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπεν· Χαῖρε, κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ κύριος μετὰ ⸀σοῦ.
Orthodox ReadingComing to her, the angel said: «Rejoiceⓘ, made an object of graceⓘ: the Lord is with youⓘ».
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Greekἡ δὲ ⸂ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ διεταράχθη⸃ καὶ διελογίζετο ποταπὸς εἴη ὁ ἀσπασμὸς οὗτος.
Orthodox ReadingAt this word she was deeply troubledⓘ and wondered what kind of greeting this might beⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτῇ· Μὴ φοβοῦ, Μαριάμ, εὗρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῷ θεῷ·
Orthodox ReadingAnd the angel said to her: «Do not fearⓘ, Mary, for you have found grace before Godⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ ἰδοὺ συλλήμψῃ ἐν γαστρὶ καὶ τέξῃ υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.
Orthodox ReadingAnd behold, you will conceive in your wombⓘ and you will give birth to a son, and you will call him Jesusⓘ.
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Greekοὗτος ἔσται μέγας καὶ υἱὸς Ὑψίστου κληθήσεται, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ κύριος ὁ θεὸς τὸν θρόνον Δαυὶδ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ,
Orthodox ReadingHe will be great and will be called Son of the Most Highⓘ, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his fatherⓘ,
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Greekκαὶ βασιλεύσει ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰακὼβ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔσται τέλος.
Orthodox Readingand he will reign over the house of Jacob for the agesⓘ, and of his kingdom there will be no endⓘ».
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Greekεἶπεν δὲ Μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον· Πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο, ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω;
Orthodox ReadingMary said to the angel: «How will this happen, since I do not know a manⓘ?».
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Greekκαὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῇ· Πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ σέ, καὶ δύναμις Ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι· διὸ καὶ τὸ γεννώμενον ἅγιον κληθήσεται, υἱὸς θεοῦ·
Orthodox ReadingThe angel answered her: «The Holy Spirit will come upon youⓘ, and the power of the Most High will overshadow youⓘ; therefore the one who will be born holyⓘ will be called — by passivum divinum (the prophetic passive that implies God as agent without naming him) — Son of Godⓘ.
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Greekκαὶ ἰδοὺ Ἐλισάβετ ἡ ⸀συγγενίς σου καὶ αὐτὴ ⸀συνείληφεν υἱὸν ἐν γήρει αὐτῆς, καὶ οὗτος μὴν ἕκτος ἐστὶν αὐτῇ τῇ καλουμένῃ στείρᾳ·
Orthodox ReadingAnd behold, Elizabeth your relativeⓘ has also conceived a son in her old age, and is already in her sixth month, she who was said to be barrenⓘ;
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Greekὅτι οὐκ ἀδυνατήσει παρὰ ⸂τοῦ θεοῦ⸃ πᾶν ῥῆμα.
Orthodox Readingfor no word will be impossible with Godⓘ».
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Greekεἶπεν δὲ Μαριάμ· Ἰδοὺ ἡ δούλη κυρίου· γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ’ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος.
Orthodox ReadingMary said: «Behold, the handmaid of the Lordⓘ: let it be done to me according to your wordⓘ». And the angel departed from her.