Luke 1:34

Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
εἶπεν
G2036 V-2AAI-3S
epō
to speak or say (by word or writing)
  • to speak, say
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
Μαριὰμ
G3137 N-NSF-P
maria
their rebellion, stubbornness
Maria or Mariam (i.e., Mirjam), the name of six Christian females
  • Mary the mother of Jesus
  • "Mary Magdalene, a women from Magdala"Mary, the sister of Lazarus and Martha"Mary of Cleophas the mother of James the less"Mary the mother of John Mark, a sister of Barnabas"Mary, a Roman Christian who is greeted by Paul in Romans 16:6
πρὸς
G4314 PREP
pros
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated)
  • to the advantage of
  • "at, near, by"to, towards, with, with regard to
τὸν
G3588 T-ASM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἄγγελον
G32 N-ASM
angelos
compare G0034) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an ___%___angel___%___; by implication, a pastor
  • a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God
Πῶς
G4459
pōs
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
  • how, in what way
ἔσται
G2071
esomai
will be
  • future first person singular of ___%___to be___%___
τοῦτο
G5124
touto
that thing
  • that (thing), this (thing)
ἐπεὶ
G1893 CONJ
epei
thereupon, i.e., since (of time or cause)
  • when, since
    • of time: after
    • "of cause: since, seeing that, because
ἄνδρα
G435 N-ASM
anēr
a man (properly as an individual male)
  • with reference to sex
    • of a male
    • "of a husband"of a betrothed or future husband
    with reference to age, and to distinguish an adult man from a boy"any male"used generically of a group of both men and women
οὐ
G3756 PRT-N
ou
the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not
  • no, not
γινώσκω
G1097 V-PAI-1S
ginōskō
to ___%___know___%___ (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed)
  • to learn to know, come to know, get a knowledge of perceive, feel
    • to become known
    to know, understand, perceive, have knowledge of
    • to understand
    • "to know
    Jewish idiom for sexual intercourse between a man and a woman"to become acquainted with, to know

εἶπεν δὲ Μαριὰμ πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον Πῶς ἔσται τοῦτο ἐπεὶ ἄνδρα οὐ γινώσκω
34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
Cross References

Judges 13:8

וַיֶּעְתַּר מָנוֹחַ אֶל-יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַר בִּי אֲדוֹנָי אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַחְתָּ יָבוֹא-נָא עוֹד אֵלֵינוּ וְיוֹרֵנוּ מַֽה-נַּעֲשֶׂה לַנַּעַר הַיּוּלָּֽד׃
8
Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

Acts 9:6

Τρέμων τε καὶ θαμβῶν εἶπεν κύριε τί μέ θέλεις ποιῆσαι καὶ κύριος πρός αὐτόν ἀνάστηθι καὶ εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ λαληθήσεταί σοι τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν
6
And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.