Luke
Luke 11:11–12
11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish,d will give him a snake instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?
Footnotes
- d 11:11 BYZ and TR if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone, or for a fish; see Matthew 7:9–10|MAT 7:9-10.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Luke 11:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τίνα | Tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| father | πατέρα | patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| among | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| son | υἱὸς | huios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| asks for | αἰτήσει | aitēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| a fish | ἰχθύν | ichthyn | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2486 a fish |
| will give | ἐπιδώσει | epidōsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1929 I hand in, give up, give way |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| a snake | ὄφιν | ophin | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3789 a serpent |
| instead | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
Luke 11:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| he asks for | αἰτήσει | aitēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| an egg | ᾠόν | ōon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5609 an egg |
| will give | ἐπιδώσει | epidōsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1929 I hand in, give up, give way |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| a scorpion | σκορπίον | skorpion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4651 a scorpion |
Cross-references
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Luke 11:11 Matthew 7:9 · Isaiah 49:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.