Luke
Luke 12:4
4I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| friends | φίλοις | philois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G5384 friendly, a friend |
| do not be afraid | φοβηθῆτε | phobēthēte | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| of | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| those who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| kill | ἀποκτεινόντων | apokteinontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G615 I put to death, kill |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| body | σῶμα | sōma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| after | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| that | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| can | ἐχόντων | echontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| do | ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4160 I do, make |
| no | τι | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| more | περισσότερόν | perissoteron | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative | G4053 abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 10:28 · Jeremiah 1:8 · Revelation 2:10 · Philippians 1:28 · 1 Peter 3:14 · Isaiah 51:7–13 · Daniel 3:16–17 · James 2:23 · Acts 20:24 · Ezekiel 2:6 · Jeremiah 26:14–15 · Isaiah 41:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.