Luke

Luke 14:18–20

¹⁸But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

¹⁹Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

²⁰Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’

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Luke 14:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
one after another	μιᾶς	mias	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1520 one
they all	πάντες	pantes	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
began	ἤρξαντο	ērxanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G756 I begin
to make excuses	παραιτεῖσθαι	paraiteisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G3868 I make excuse, refuse, reject
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
first	πρῶτος	prōtos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4413 first, before
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I have bought	ἠγόρασα	ēgorasa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G59 I buy
a field	Ἀγρὸν	Agron	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G68 a field, the country
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I	ἔχω	echō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
need	ἀνάγκην	anankēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G318 necessity, constraint, compulsion
to go	ἐξελθὼν	exelthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
see	ἰδεῖν	idein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
it	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Please	ἐρωτῶ	erōtō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2065 I ask, question, request
excuse	παρῃτημένον	parētēmenon	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3868 I make excuse, refuse, reject
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

Luke 14:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Another	ἕτερος	heteros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2087 another, different
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I have bought	ἠγόρασα	ēgorasa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G59 I buy
five	πέντε	pente	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4002 five
yoke	Ζεύγη	Zeugē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2201 a yoke, team, pair
of oxen	βοῶν	boōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1016 an ox
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I am going	πορεύομαι	poreuomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
to try	δοκιμάσαι	dokimasai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine
them	αὐτά	auta	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Please	ἐρωτῶ	erōtō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2065 I ask, question, request
excuse	παρῃτημένον	parētēmenon	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3868 I make excuse, refuse, reject
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I

Luke 14:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Still	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
another	ἕτερος	heteros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2087 another, different
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I have married	ἔγημα	egēma	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1060 I marry
a wife	Γυναῖκα	Gynaika	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
so	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
I cannot	δύναμαι	dynamai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G1410 I am powerful, am able
come	ἐλθεῖν	elthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2064 I come, go

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Luke 14:18 Luke 17:26–31 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Luke 18:24 · Matthew 24:38–39 · Isaiah 29:11–12 · 2 Timothy 4:4 · Acts 18:5–6 · John 1:11 · Jeremiah 6:10 · Jeremiah 5:4–5 · John 5:40 · 1 John 2:15–16

Luke 14:20 Deuteronomy 24:5 · 1 Corinthians 7:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.