Luke
Luke 12:47
47That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That | Ἐκεῖνος | Ekeinos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| servant | δοῦλος | doulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1401 a male slave |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| knows | γνοὺς | gnous | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| master’s | κυρίου | kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| will | θέλημα | thelēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2307 will, wish, desire |
| does not get ready | ἑτοιμάσας | hetoimasas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2090 I make ready, prepare |
| follow | ποιήσας | poiēsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| instructions | θέλημα | thelēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2307 will, wish, desire |
| will be beaten with | δαρήσεται | darēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1194 I flay, flog, scourge, beat |
| many | πολλάς | pollas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 4:17 · John 9:41 · John 12:48 · John 15:22–24 · Deuteronomy 25:2–3 · Acts 17:30 · Numbers 15:30–31 · 2 Corinthians 2:15–16 · John 19:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.