Luke

Luke 14:7

⁷When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	ἐπέχων	epechōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1907 I hold forth, pay attention, note, delay
how	πῶς	pōs	Conjunction	G4459 how, in what manner
the guests	κεκλημένους	keklēmenous	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2564 I call, invite, name
chose	ἐξελέγοντο	exelegonto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1586 I choose, elect
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
places of honor	πρωτοκλισίας	prōtoklisias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G4411 the chief place at a banquet
He told	Ἔλεγεν	Elegen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
them	αὐτούς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
a parable	παραβολήν	parabolēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3850 a parable, comparison

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.