Luke

Luke 12:58

⁵⁸Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Make	δὸς	dos	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
every effort	ἐργασίαν	ergasian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2039 working, activity, trade, performance
to reconcile	ἀπηλλάχθαι	apēllachthai	Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive	G525 I free from
with	ἀπ’	ap’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
adversary	ἀντιδίκου	antidikou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G476 an opponent, adversary
while	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
you are on your way	ὑπάγεις	hypageis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G5217 I go away, depart
to	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
magistrate	ἄρχοντα	archonta	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G758 a ruler, prince, leader
Otherwise	μή‿	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
he may drag you off	κατασύρῃ	katasyrē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2694 I drag down
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
judge	κριτήν	kritēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2923 a judge
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
judge	κριτής	kritēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2923 a judge
may hand	παραδώσει	paradōsei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
over to the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
officer	πράκτορι	praktori	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G4233 an officer employed to execute judicial sentences
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
officer	πράκτωρ	praktōr	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4233 an officer employed to execute judicial sentences
may throw	βαλεῖ	balei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
prison	φυλακήν	phylakēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment

Cross-references

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Matthew 5:23–26 · Isaiah 55:6 · Luke 13:24–28 · Proverbs 25:8–9 · Job 23:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.