Luke
Luke 12:17–18
17So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ 18Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
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Luke 12:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he thought | διελογίζετο | dielogizeto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1260 I reason, debate, consider |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| himself | ἑαυτῷ | heautō | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| shall I do | ποιήσω | poiēsō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| since | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| I have | ἔχω | echō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| nowhere | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| to store | συνάξω | synaxō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4863 I gather together |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| crops | καρπούς | karpous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2590 fruit, result, gain |
Luke 12:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| This | Τοῦτο | Touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| I will do | ποιήσω | poiēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| I will tear down | καθελῶ | kathelō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2507 I take down, depose, destroy |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| barns | ἀποθήκας | apothēkas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G596 a repository, granary, barn, storehouse |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| will build | οἰκοδομήσω | oikodomēsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3618 I build, build up, edify |
| bigger | μείζονας | meizonas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| there | ἐκεῖ | ekei | Adverb | G1563 there, yonder, thither |
| I will store up | συνάξω | synaxō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4863 I gather together |
| all | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| grain | σῖτον | siton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4621 wheat, grain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| goods | ἀγαθά | agatha | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G18 good |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 12:17 Matthew 5:42 · Isaiah 58:7 · 2 Corinthians 9:6–15 · Romans 12:13 · Luke 16:9 · Luke 11:41 · Acts 16:30 · Luke 18:22 · 1 John 3:16 · Luke 19:17
Luke 12:18 James 3:15 · James 4:15 · Luke 12:21 · Luke 18:6 · Psalm 17:14 · Luke 18:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.