Luke
Luke 12:19
19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I will say | ἐρῶ | erō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2046 I say, speak |
| to | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| myself | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| You | Ψυχή | Psychē | Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| have | ἔχεις | echeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| plenty of | πολλὰ | polla | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| good things | ἀγαθὰ | agatha | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G18 good |
| laid up | κείμενα | keimena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2749 I lie, recline, am laid |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| many | πολλά | polla | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| years | ἔτη | etē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2094 a year |
| Take it easy | ἀναπαύου | anapauou | Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G373 I make to rest, give rest to, rest, take my ease |
| Eat | φάγε | phage | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5315 I eat |
| drink | πίε | pie | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
| be merry | εὐφραίνου | euphrainou | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G2165 I cheer, am glad, make merry |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 27:1 · James 4:13–15 · Matthew 6:19–21 · 1 Corinthians 15:32 · Isaiah 5:11 · Ecclesiastes 11:9 · Philippians 3:19 · James 5:5 · Proverbs 18:11 · Psalm 62:10 · Revelation 18:7 · Job 31:24–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.