Ἐγένετο

Became

It Came To Pass

δὲ

but

and

ἐν

in

τῷ

the

to the

τίκτειν

to bear

to give birth

αὐτὴν

it

her

 

,

 

ὁ

the

εἷς

one

προεξήνεγκεν

brought forth

brought forth first

τὴν

the

χεῖρα

hand

 

·

 

λαβοῦσα

having taken

δὲ

but

and

ἡ

the

μαῖα

midwife

 

,

 

ἔδησεν

he bound

bound

ἐπὶ

upon

τὴν

the

χεῖρα

hand

αὐτοῦ

of him

his

κόκκινον

scarlet

 

,

 

λέγουσα

saying

 

,

 

οὗτος

this

this one

ἐξελεύσεται

will go out

πρότερος

first

earlier

 

.