Luke
Luke 12:20
20But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| God | Θεός | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| said | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| fool | Ἄφρων | Aphrōn | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular | G878 senseless, foolish, inconsiderate |
| This | ταύτῃ | tautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| very | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| night | νυκτὶ | nykti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| life | ψυχήν | psychēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| will be required | ἀπαιτοῦσιν | apaitousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G523 I ask back, ask what is my due |
| of | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| you | σοῦ | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| Then | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| who | τίνι | tini | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| will own | ἔσται | estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| what | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you have accumulated | ἡτοίμασας | hētoimasas | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2090 I make ready, prepare |
Cross-references
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Job 27:8 · Jeremiah 17:11 · 1 Timothy 6:7 · Psalm 39:6 · James 4:14 · Job 27:16–17 · Psalm 49:17–19 · Luke 16:22–23 · Psalm 52:5–7 · Proverbs 28:8 · Matthew 24:48–51 · Psalm 73:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.