Luk 1:29 | NETfull | STEP | But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.

Luke 1:29

29 But ^{▼▼ Most mss (A C Θ 0130 f¹³ Maj. lat sy) have ἰδοῦσα (idousa, “when [she] saw [the angel]”) here as well, making Mary’s concern the appearance of the angel. This construction is harder than the shorter reading since it adds a transitive verb without an explicit object. However, the shorter reading has significant support (א B D L W Ψ f¹ 565 579 1241 sa) and on balance should probably be considered authentic.} she was greatly troubled ^{▼▼ On the phrase greatly troubled see 1:12. Mary’s reaction was like Zechariah’s response.} by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting. ^{▼▼ Grk “to wonder what kind of greeting this might be.” Luke often uses the optative this way to reveal a figure’s thinking (3:15; 8:9; 18:36; 22:23).}