Luke

Luke 12:27

²⁷Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin.^d Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

Footnotes

d 12:27 NE and Tischendorf Consider the lilies: They do not spin or weave.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Consider	Κατανοήσατε	Katanoēsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2657 I understand, perceive, consider
how	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
lilies	κρίνα	krina	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2918 a lily
grow	αὐξάνει	auxanei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow
They do not labor	κοπιᾷ	kopia	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2872 I grow weary, toil
spin	νήθει	nēthei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3514 I spin
Yet	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I tell	λέγω	legō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
not even	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
Solomon	Σολομὼν	Solomōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4672 Solomon
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
all	πάσῃ	pasē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
glory	δόξῃ	doxē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1391 honor, renown, glory splendor
was adorned	περιεβάλετο	periebaleto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G4016 I cast around, clothe
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
one	ἓν	hen	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1520 one
of these	τούτων	toutōn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it

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Matthew 6:28–30 · Luke 12:24 · 1 Kings 10:1–13 · 2 Chronicles 9:1–12

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