Luke
Luke 14:34–35
34Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned? 35It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Word by word
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Luke 14:34
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | ἅλας | halas | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G217 salt |
| good | Καλὸν | Kalon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2570 beautiful, good, worthy |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| salt | ἅλας | halas | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G217 salt |
| loses its savor | μωρανθῇ | mōranthē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3471 I make foolish, taint, make useless |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| what | τίνι | tini | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| will it be seasoned | ἀρτυθήσεται | artythēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G741 I season, flavor |
Luke 14:35
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| fit | εὔθετόν | eutheton | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G2111 suitable, fit, useful |
| neither | οὔτε | oute | Conjunction | G3777 and not, neither, nor |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| soil | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| nor | οὔτε | oute | Conjunction | G3777 and not, neither, nor |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| manure pile | κοπρίαν | koprian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2874 manure |
| it | αὐτό | auto | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| is thrown | βάλλουσιν | ballousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| out | ἔξω | exō | Adverb | G1854 without, outside |
| He who | Ὁ | Ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| has | ἔχων | echōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| ears | ὦτα | ōta | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3775 the ear |
| to hear | ἀκούειν | akouein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G191 I hear, listen |
| let him hear | ἀκουέτω | akouetō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 14:34 Matthew 5:13 · Colossians 4:6 · Mark 9:49–50
Luke 14:35 Matthew 11:15 · Revelation 2:7 · Revelation 2:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.