Luke 1:7
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And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were well advanced in years.

Luke 1:5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zachary, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Luke 1:6
And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.

Luke 1:8
And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,

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And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were well advanced in years.

they had.

Genesis 15:2,3 And Abram said: Lord God, what wilt thou give me? I shall go without children: and the son of the steward of my house is this Damascus Eliezer. . . .

Genesis 16:1,2 Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had brought forth no children: but having a handmaid, an Egyptian, named Agar, . . .

Genesis 25:21 And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive.

Genesis 30:1 And Rachel seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die.

Judges 13:2,3 Now there was a certain man of Saraa, and of the race of Dan, whose name was Manue, and his wife was barren. . . .

1 Samuel 1:2,5-8 And he had two wives, the name of one was Anna, and the name of the other Phenenna. Phenenna had children: but Anna had no children. . . .

well.

Genesis 17:17 Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth?

Genesis 18:11 Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women.

1 Kings 1:1 Now king David was old, and advanced in years: and when he was covered with clothes he was not warm.

2 Kings 4:14 And he said: What will she then that I do for her? And Giezi said: Do not ask, for she hath no son, and her husband is old.

Romans 4:19 And he was not weak in faith. Neither did he consider his own body, now dead (whereas he was almost an hundred years old), nor the dead womb of Sara.

Hebrews 11:11 By faith also Sara herself, being barren, received strength to conceive seed, even past the time of age: because she believed that he was faithful who had promised,

Context
Gabriel Foretells John's Birth
6And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame. 7And they had no son, for that Elizabeth was barren: and they both were well advanced in years. 8And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function in the order of his course before God,…
Lexicon
But
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

had
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

no
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

children,
τέκνον (teknon)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child.

because
καθότι (kathoti)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2530: From kata; and hos and tis; according to which certain thing, i.e. As far as.

Elizabeth
Ἐλισάβετ (Elisabet)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1665: Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptizer. Of Hebrew origin; Elisabet, an Israelitess.

was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

barren,
στεῖρα (steira)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4723: Barren. A contraction from stereos; 'sterile'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

both {of them}
ἀμφότεροι (amphoteroi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 297: Both (of two). Comparative of amphi; both.

were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

well along
προβεβηκότες (probebēkotes)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4260: To go forward, advance. From pro and the base of basis; to walk forward, i.e. Advance.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

years.
ἡμέραις (hēmerais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.


Additional Translations
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both of them were well along in years.

And to them there was no child, inasmuch as Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their years.

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

And they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years.

And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

And they had no child, because Elisabeth was barren, and they both were far advanced in years.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren; and both of them were far advanced in life.

But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

and they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
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