Kecharitomene is how the angel Gabriel addressed her.
Luke.
hard to define the word without knowing a little Greek.
(yes, Luke is written in Greek and the angel surely didn’t use Greek.)
Luke.
hard to define the word without knowing a little Greek. (yes, Luke is written in Greek and the angel surely didn’t use Greek.)
Yes...Luke is written in Greek.
Here is how Luke recorded his research.
καὶ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπεν· Χαῖρε, κεχαριτωμένη, ὁ κύριος μετὰ σοῦ
The key words are translated into English as, "Greetings, favored one..."
Mary was favored as she had been selected to be the mother of Christ.