Luke
Luke 12:56
56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hypocrites | ὑποκριταί | hypokritai | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G5273 a hypocrite, dissembler |
| You know how | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| to interpret | δοκιμάζειν | dokimazein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| appearance | πρόσωπον | prosōpon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4383 the face, countenance, surface |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| sky | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| Why | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| don’t you know how | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| to interpret | δοκιμάζειν | dokimazein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine |
| present time | καιρὸν | kairon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 16:3 · Matthew 24:32–33 · Matthew 11:25 · 1 Chronicles 12:32 · Luke 19:42–44 · Daniel 9:24–26 · Galatians 4:4 · Malachi 4:2 · Malachi 3:1 · Haggai 2:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.