E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 1:38
Behold . Greek idou. App-133 . handmaid = bondmaid. word. See note on Luke 1:37 . Same word. read more
Behold . Greek idou. App-133 . handmaid = bondmaid. word. See note on Luke 1:37 . Same word. read more
entered. A detail, to emphasize the fact, by which she recognized the truth of the sign of Luke 1:36 . read more
leaped. Greek. skirtao. Only used in N.T. here, Luke 1:44 , and Luke 6:23 . Compare Genesis 25:22 . Septuagint has the same word. read more
spake out = cried out. Greek. anaphoneo . Occurs only here. A medical word. See Colossians 4:14 . read more
to. Greek. pros. App-104 . read more
lo. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6 . sounded in = came into. for joy = in (Greek. en. App-104 .) exultation. read more
blessed = happy. Not the same word as in Luke 1:42 . performance = fulfilment. from. Greek para. App-104 . read more
Mary. From a common practice of transcribers in replacing a pronoun by the corresponding proper noun, or name, some have thought that this hymn is a continuation of Elisabeth's words. And the Structure favours this idea. But there is no MS. evidence for it. My soul = Imyself. For emphasis. See App-110 . read more
my spirit. See App-101 . rejoiced = exulted. in. Greek. epi. App-104 . God my Saviour. Note the Article = the God [Who is] the Saviour [of me]. See Septuagint Deu 82:15 .Psalms 24:6; Psalms 24:6 ; Luk 25:5 ; Luk 95:1 . read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 1:37
nothing = not (Greek. ou. App-105 ) any word. Greek. rhema. See note on Mark 9:32 . read more