Luke
Luke 12:23
23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| life | ψυχὴ | psychē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| more than | πλεῖόν | pleion | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
| food | τροφῆς | trophēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5160 food, nourishment |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| body | σῶμα | sōma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| than | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| clothes | ἐνδύματος | endymatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1742 a garment, raiment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 2:6 · Proverbs 13:8 · Job 2:4 · Acts 27:18–19 · Job 1:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.