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Luke 1:26

Ἐν δὲ τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀπεστάλη ὁ ἄγγελος Γαβριὴλ ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς πόλιν τῆς Γαλιλαίας, ᾗ ὄνομα Ναζαρὲτ

“Now in the sixth month was sent the angel Gabriel from God into a city of Galilee, whose name was Nazareth.”

The Core Concept

English usually depends heavily on word order. For example:

“The dog bit the man” “The man bit the dog”

Changing the order changes the meaning completely.

Greek is different. Greek words often contain endings that already show their grammatical role. Because of this, Greek writers can move words around more freely for emphasis, rhythm, or style.… Learn Koine Greek