Luke

Luke 14:12

¹²Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
said	Ἔλεγεν	Elegen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
to the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
had invited	κεκληκότι	keklēkoti	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
Him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
When	Ὅταν	Hotan	Conjunction	G3752 when, whensoever
you host	ποιῇς	poiēs	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
a dinner	ἄριστον	ariston	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G712 breakfast or a mid-day meal
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
a banquet	δεῖπνον	deipnon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1173 a dinner, an afternoon or evening meal
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
invite	φώνει	phōnei	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G5455 I crow, shout, summon
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
friends	φίλους	philous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5384 friendly, a friend
brothers	ἀδελφούς	adelphous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
relatives	συγγενεῖς	syngeneis	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4773 akin, a relative
rich	πλουσίους	plousious	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4145 rich
neighbors	γείτονας	geitonas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1069 a neighbor
Otherwise	μή‿	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
they	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
may invite	ἀντικαλέσωσίν	antikalesōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G479 I invite in return
you	σε	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
will be	γένηται	genētai	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
repaid	ἀνταπόδομά	antapodoma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G468 a gift in return, a return, a recompense

Cross-references

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Matthew 5:46 · James 2:1–6 · Proverbs 22:16 · Luke 6:32–36 · Proverbs 14:20 · Matthew 6:1–4 · Luke 1:53

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.