Luke
Luke 11:52
52Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woe | Οὐαὶ | Ouai | Interjection | G3759 woe!, alas! |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| experts in the law | νομικοῖς | nomikois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G3544 about law, one learned in the Law |
| For | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you have taken away | ἤρατε | ērate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G142 I raise, lift up |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| key | κλεῖδα | kleida | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2807 a key |
| to | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| knowledge | γνώσεως | gnōseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1108 knowledge, doctrine, wisdom |
| You yourselves | αὐτοὶ | autoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| have not entered | εἰσήλθατε | eisēlthate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you have hindered | ἐκωλύσατε | ekōlysate | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2967 I prevent, hinder |
| those who | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| were entering | εἰσερχομένους | eiserchomenous | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
Cross-references
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Matthew 23:13 · Malachi 2:7 · Acts 4:17–18 · Luke 11:45–46 · John 9:24–34 · John 7:47–52 · Acts 5:40 · Luke 19:39–40
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.